Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 707 · 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.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) sheep (b) shape (c) ship
2. 2.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
3. 3.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
4. 4.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
5. 5.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
6. 6.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) second (c) last
7. 7.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
8. 8.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) seat (c) sit
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) My glass is full. (c) Can I take a photo?
10. 10.Make a sentence: full / is / sheep. / of / The / ship
11. 11.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
12. 12.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) a (c) the
13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) I feel very sleepy.
14. 14.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
15. 15.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Please sit in this seat.
16. 16.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) fourth
17. 17.Make a sentence: is / full / ship / of / sheep. / The
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) I feel very sleepy.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
20. 20.Make a sentence: in / seat. / this / Please / sit
21. 21.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
22. 22.Make a sentence: an / from / MBA / He / has / Indore.
23. 23.Make a sentence: I / photo? / Can / take / a
24. 24.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
25. 25.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) the (c) an
26. 26.Make a sentence: long / in / vowel / the / sheep. / Stretch
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I love photography.
29. 29.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
30. 30.Make a sentence: She / a / photographer. / is
31. 31.Make a sentence: water. / with / this / cold / Fill / bottle
32. 32.Make a sentence: your / bag / here. / Please / leave / don't
33. 33.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
34. 34.Make a sentence: ship / is / of / sheep. / full / The
35. 35.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
36. 36.Make a sentence: The / sheep. / full / ship / of / is
37. 37.Make a sentence: a / is / photographer. / She
38. 38.Make a sentence: stand. / I / bus / the / near / live
39. 39.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) My glass is full. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
40. 40.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?

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