Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 672 · 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: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) She is a photographer.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
3. 3.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
4. 4.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
5. 5.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) shape (c) sheep
6. 6.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
7. 7.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
8. 8.Make a sentence: the / bus / I / stand. / live / near
9. 9.Make a sentence: photo? / I / a / take / Can
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
12. 12.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
13. 13.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
14. 14.Make a sentence: bag / Please / don't / here. / leave / your
15. 15.Make a sentence: in / seat. / this / Please / sit
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) My glass is full. (c) Please sit in this seat.
17. 17.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
18. 18.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
19. 19.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
20. 20.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
21. 21.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
22. 22.Make a sentence: MBA / an / has / from / He / Indore.
23. 23.Make a sentence: My / is / full. / glass
24. 24.Make a sentence: photo? / I / Can / a / take
25. 25.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
26. 26.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
27. 27.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
28. 28.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
29. 29.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: hour. / I / an / will / wait / for
31. 31.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) leave (c) live
32. 32.Make a sentence: leave / your / don't / here. / bag / Please
33. 33.Make a sentence: has / Indore. / from / an / MBA / He
34. 34.Make a sentence: Please / in / this / sit / seat.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
36. 36.Make a sentence: a / She / is / photographer.
37. 37.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) last (c) first
38. 38.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
39. 39.Make a sentence: stand. / the / bus / near / I / live
40. 40.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.

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