Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 807 · 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: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) I feel very sleepy.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
3. 3.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
4. 4.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
5. 5.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।
6. 6.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) My glass is full. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
7. 7.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
8. 8.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) sheep (c) ship
9. 9.What does “Say comPUter, not COMputer.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
10. 10.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
11. 11.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) She is a photographer. (b) My glass is full. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
12. 12.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) love (c) live
13. 13.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
14. 14.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall
15. 15.Make a sentence: take / photo? / I / Can / a
16. 16.Make a sentence: sheep. / is / full / of / The / ship
17. 17.Make a sentence: glass / My / full. / is
18. 18.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
19. 19.Make a sentence: sit / Please / seat. / in / this
20. 20.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
21. 21.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Please sit in this seat.
22. 22.Make a sentence: in / university / Delhi. / at / a / studies / She
23. 23.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।
24. 24.My water bottle is ___. (a) full (b) fool (c) fall
25. 25.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Can I take a photo?
26. 26.Make a sentence: Delhi. / a / in / at / university / studies / She
27. 27.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
29. 29.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
30. 30.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
31. 31.Make a sentence: vowel / long / the / Stretch / sheep. / in
32. 32.What does “Give me a one-rupee coin, please.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
33. 33.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Please sit in this seat.
34. 34.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) She is a photographer.
35. 35.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) My glass is full. (c) Can I take a photo?
36. 36.Make a sentence: bag / your / don't / leave / here. / Please
37. 37.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
38. 38.Make a sentence: full. / My / glass / is
39. 39.Make a sentence: is / She / photographer. / a
40. 40.What does “I live near the bus stand.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।

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