Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 559 · 40 questions

How to say it (Short vowel ≠ long vowel: ship / sheep, full / fool): Short vs long vowels change meaning: ship (शिप) / sheep (शीप), full (फुल) / fool (फ़ूल), live / leave, sit / seat. Stretch the long one. Every long word has one strong (stressed) part: PHOto, TEAcher, toMORrow, comPUter. Say it a little louder and longer. Stress can move in related words: PHOtograph → phoTOgraphy → photoGRAPHic. Use 'an' before a vowel SOUND, 'a' before a consonant sound: an hour, an MBA, a university, a one-rupee coin.

1. 1.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) sheep (c) ship
2. 2.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) last (c) second
3. 3.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
4. 4.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
5. 5.Make a sentence: seat. / this / in / sit / Please
6. 6.Make a sentence: your / Please / don't / here. / bag / leave
7. 7.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Please sit in this seat.
9. 9.Make a sentence: Indore. / an / has / MBA / from / He
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Can I take a photo?
11. 11.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
13. 13.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
14. 14.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / a / She
15. 15.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
16. 16.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
17. 17.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
18. 18.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
19. 19.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
20. 20.Make a sentence: The / full / ship / of / is / sheep.
21. 21.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
22. 22.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
23. 23.Make a sentence: photographer. / She / is / a
24. 24.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) I will wait for an hour.
25. 25.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
26. 26.Make a sentence: love / photography. / I
27. 27.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) My glass is full. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
29. 29.Make a sentence: this / Please / seat. / in / sit
30. 30.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I love photography.
31. 31.Make a sentence: sleepy. / feel / very / I
32. 32.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
33. 33.Make a sentence: I / very / sleepy. / feel
34. 34.Make a sentence: take / a / photo? / Can / I
35. 35.Make a sentence: in / studies / at / university / Delhi. / She / a
36. 36.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) love (c) live
37. 37.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
38. 38.Make a sentence: here. / don't / leave / bag / Please / your
39. 39.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) I love photography.

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