Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 608 · 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.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) sit (c) set
2. 2.Make a sentence: I / photography. / love
3. 3.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
4. 4.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) My glass is full. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
6. 6.Make a sentence: sleepy. / very / I / feel
7. 7.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) an (c) the
8. 8.Make a sentence: bag / here. / your / Please / don't / leave
9. 9.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
10. 10.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.
11. 11.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) My glass is full. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
13. 13.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
15. 15.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) My glass is full.
16. 16.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
17. 17.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) leave (c) live
18. 18.Make a sentence: I / feel / sleepy. / very
19. 19.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
20. 20.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
22. 22.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
23. 23.Make a sentence: sleepy. / feel / very / I
24. 24.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I will wait for an hour.
26. 26.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) full (c) fool
27. 27.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
28. 28.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) She is a photographer.
30. 30.Make a sentence: Indore. / MBA / has / He / an / from
31. 31.Make a sentence: photographer. / is / a / She
32. 32.Make a sentence: wait / I / will / an / for / hour.
33. 33.Make a sentence: full / is / of / The / sheep. / ship
34. 34.Make a sentence: Delhi. / at / university / in / a / studies / She
35. 35.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) shape (c) sheep
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) I feel very sleepy.
37. 37.Make a sentence: bag / your / leave / here. / Please / don't
38. 38.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
39. 39.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
40. 40.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last

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