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