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