Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 733 · 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.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) set (c) seat
2. 2.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I love photography. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
4. 4.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) My glass is full.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) She is a photographer.
6. 6.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
7. 7.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
8. 8.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।
9. 9.Make a sentence: Stretch / vowel / in / long / the / sheep.
10. 10.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I feel very sleepy.
11. 11.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
12. 12.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) My glass is full.
13. 13.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
14. 14.My water bottle is ___. (a) full (b) fool (c) fall
15. 15.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
16. 16.Make a sentence: with / Fill / cold / bottle / water. / this
17. 17.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
18. 18.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
19. 19.Make a sentence: a / I / take / photo? / Can
20. 20.Make a sentence: here. / Please / leave / bag / don't / your
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
22. 22.Make a sentence: I / photo? / a / take / Can
23. 23.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) last (c) second
24. 24.Make a sentence: the / long / Stretch / sheep. / in / vowel
25. 25.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) He has an MBA from Indore. (b) I love photography. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
26. 26.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
27. 27.Make a sentence: The / of / full / is / sheep. / ship
28. 28.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) sheep (b) shape (c) ship
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) I feel very sleepy.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
31. 31.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Can I take a photo?
32. 32.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) I love photography. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
33. 33.Make a sentence: He / from / an / has / Indore. / MBA
34. 34.Make a sentence: MBA / has / an / Indore. / from / He
35. 35.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) I will wait for an hour.
36. 36.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
37. 37.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) love (c) leave
38. 38.Make a sentence: I / feel / sleepy. / very
39. 39.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (c) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।
40. 40.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / She / a

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