Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 72 · 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: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) My glass is full. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
2. 2.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) leave (c) live
3. 3.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) the (c) an
4. 4.Make a sentence: bag / Please / leave / don't / your / here.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) My glass is full.
6. 6.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) fill (c) feel
7. 7.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
8. 8.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I love photography.
9. 9.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
10. 10.Make a sentence: She / photographer. / is / a
11. 11.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) She is a photographer.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) My glass is full. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
13. 13.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
14. 14.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) fourth (c) first
15. 15.Make a sentence: has / an / Indore. / from / MBA / He
16. 16.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
17. 17.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) a (b) an (c) the
18. 18.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) sheep (c) ship
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) My glass is full. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
20. 20.Make a sentence: in / this / seat. / Please / sit
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I live near the bus stand.
22. 22.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
23. 23.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
24. 24.Make a sentence: My / full. / is / glass
25. 25.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I live near the bus stand.
27. 27.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
28. 28.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
29. 29.Make a sentence: photographer. / a / is / She
30. 30.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / a / She
31. 31.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
32. 32.Make a sentence: Please / sit / in / seat. / this
33. 33.Make a sentence: near / the / bus / live / stand. / I
34. 34.Make a sentence: live / near / I / the / stand. / bus
35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I love photography. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
36. 36.Make a sentence: your / bag / Please / leave / here. / don't
37. 37.Make a sentence: He / has / from / an / Indore. / MBA
38. 38.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
39. 39.Make a sentence: university / in / She / at / studies / a / Delhi.
40. 40.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।

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