Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 618 · 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.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) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
2. 2.Make a sentence: in / long / Stretch / sheep. / the / vowel
3. 3.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
4. 4.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I will wait for an hour.
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
7. 7.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
8. 8.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) full (c) fool
9. 9.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
10. 10.Make a sentence: photo? / take / a / I / Can
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Please sit in this seat.
12. 12.Make a sentence: full. / My / is / glass
13. 13.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
14. 14.Make a sentence: will / wait / an / hour. / I / for
15. 15.Make a sentence: water. / cold / Fill / this / bottle / with
16. 16.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) sheep (b) shape (c) ship
17. 17.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
18. 18.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Can I take a photo?
19. 19.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
20. 20.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) I love photography. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
21. 21.Make a sentence: bottle / with / Fill / cold / this / water.
22. 22.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
23. 23.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
24. 24.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) a (c) an
25. 25.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
26. 26.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
27. 27.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
29. 29.Make a sentence: love / photography. / I
30. 30.Make a sentence: sheep. / in / long / Stretch / vowel / the
31. 31.Make a sentence: bus / live / the / stand. / near / I
32. 32.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
33. 33.Make a sentence: with / cold / water. / Fill / bottle / this
34. 34.Make a sentence: a / I / Can / photo? / take
35. 35.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) seat (c) sit
36. 36.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) She is a photographer. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
37. 37.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
38. 38.Make a sentence: ship / full / is / of / The / sheep.
39. 39.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) love (c) live
40. 40.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) last

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