Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 696 · 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 “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
2. 2.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
3. 3.Make a sentence: love / I / photography.
4. 4.Make a sentence: a / at / studies / in / university / She / Delhi.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
6. 6.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Please sit in this seat.
7. 7.Make a sentence: photography. / love / I
8. 8.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) fourth
9. 9.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) last (c) second
10. 10.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
11. 11.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) feel (c) fill
12. 12.Make a sentence: water. / with / cold / bottle / this / Fill
13. 13.Make a sentence: long / the / vowel / Stretch / in / sheep.
14. 14.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Can I take a photo?
15. 15.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) the (c) a
16. 16.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I will wait for an hour.
17. 17.Make a sentence: hour. / an / for / I / wait / will
18. 18.Make a sentence: stand. / live / the / bus / near / I
19. 19.Make a sentence: of / The / ship / full / sheep. / is
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I love photography.
21. 21.Make a sentence: sleepy. / feel / I / very
22. 22.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) seat (c) set
23. 23.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Can I take a photo?
25. 25.Make a sentence: the / in / vowel / sheep. / long / Stretch
26. 26.Make a sentence: photo? / Can / a / I / take
27. 27.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) My glass is full.
28. 28.Make a sentence: take / I / Can / a / photo?
29. 29.Make a sentence: of / The / full / is / ship / sheep.
30. 30.My water bottle is ___. (a) full (b) fool (c) fall
31. 31.Make a sentence: stand. / near / bus / the / I / live
32. 32.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
33. 33.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
34. 34.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
35. 35.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) a (c) the
36. 36.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) sheep (c) ship
37. 37.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Can I take a photo?
38. 38.Make a sentence: sleepy. / feel / very / I
39. 39.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
40. 40.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।

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