Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 643 · 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.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) I feel very sleepy.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) She is a photographer.
3. 3.Make a sentence: in / seat. / Please / sit / this
4. 4.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) fall (c) full
5. 5.Make a sentence: in / sit / seat. / Please / this
6. 6.Make a sentence: love / photography. / I
7. 7.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
8. 8.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) I love photography. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I live near the bus stand.
9. 9.Make a sentence: at / university / studies / in / Delhi. / She / a
10. 10.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
11. 11.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) I live near the bus stand.
12. 12.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
13. 13.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) fill (c) feel
14. 14.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) the (c) an
15. 15.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) My glass is full.
17. 17.Make a sentence: hour. / for / wait / I / will / an
18. 18.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
19. 19.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
20. 20.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
21. 21.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
22. 22.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) I will wait for an hour.
23. 23.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
24. 24.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
25. 25.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) I love photography. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
26. 26.Make a sentence: in / sit / Please / this / seat.
27. 27.Make a sentence: cold / this / Fill / bottle / water. / with
28. 28.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) love (c) leave
29. 29.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
30. 30.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
31. 31.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) second (c) first
32. 32.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) She is a photographer.
33. 33.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) last (b) first (c) second
34. 34.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) the (c) an
35. 35.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
36. 36.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
37. 37.Make a sentence: will / an / wait / for / I / hour.
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
39. 39.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
40. 40.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I love photography. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.

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