Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 726 · 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.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) live (c) love
2. 2.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) I love photography.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) I feel very sleepy.
5. 5.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) last (b) second (c) first
6. 6.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
7. 7.Make a sentence: I / take / photo? / a / Can
8. 8.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
10. 10.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) ship (c) sheep
11. 11.Make a sentence: feel / very / I / sleepy.
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
13. 13.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
14. 14.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
15. 15.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) full (c) fall
16. 16.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
17. 17.Make a sentence: Fill / with / this / bottle / cold / water.
18. 18.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) fourth (c) second
19. 19.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
20. 20.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
21. 21.Make a sentence: sheep. / in / long / vowel / the / Stretch
22. 22.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
23. 23.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Can I take a photo?
24. 24.Make a sentence: an / has / Indore. / He / MBA / from
25. 25.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
27. 27.Make a sentence: sheep. / long / Stretch / the / in / vowel
28. 28.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।
29. 29.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
30. 30.Make a sentence: a / She / studies / university / at / Delhi. / in
31. 31.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
35. 35.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) a (c) the
36. 36.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
37. 37.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I will wait for an hour.
39. 39.Make a sentence: I / bus / live / near / the / stand.
40. 40.Make a sentence: has / Indore. / MBA / He / an / from

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