Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 778 · 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.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) first (b) last (c) second
2. 2.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
4. 4.Make a sentence: glass / full. / My / is
5. 5.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
6. 6.Make a sentence: for / will / I / wait / hour. / an
7. 7.Make a sentence: take / photo? / Can / I / a
8. 8.Make a sentence: I / wait / for / an / hour. / will
9. 9.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
10. 10.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) a (c) the
11. 11.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) live (c) leave
12. 12.Make a sentence: I / photography. / love
13. 13.Make a sentence: Stretch / in / sheep. / the / vowel / long
14. 14.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) My glass is full. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Please sit in this seat.
15. 15.Make a sentence: near / stand. / the / live / I / bus
16. 16.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) She is a photographer. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
17. 17.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
19. 19.Make a sentence: Can / I / photo? / a / take
20. 20.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
21. 21.Make a sentence: vowel / in / long / sheep. / Stretch / the
22. 22.What does “Fill this bottle with cold water.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
23. 23.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) feel (b) fall (c) fill
24. 24.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) ship (c) sheep
25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) Can I take a photo?
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) I live near the bus stand.
27. 27.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
28. 28.Make a sentence: this / water. / Fill / with / cold / bottle
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
30. 30.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Can I take a photo?
31. 31.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
32. 32.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) I will wait for an hour.
33. 33.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
34. 34.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) I will wait for an hour.
35. 35.Make a sentence: glass / My / full. / is
36. 36.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: this / cold / water. / Fill / bottle / with
38. 38.Make a sentence: Fill / cold / with / bottle / water. / this
39. 39.Make a sentence: leave / your / Please / here. / bag / don't
40. 40.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.

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