Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 856 · 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: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) She is a photographer. (c) I will wait for an hour.
2. 2.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) My glass is full. (b) She is a photographer. (c) I love photography.
3. 3.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) My glass is full. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
4. 4.Make a sentence: studies / at / Delhi. / She / in / university / a
5. 5.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
6. 6.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) love (b) leave (c) live
7. 7.What ___ useful tip! (a) a (b) an (c) the
8. 8.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
9. 9.Make a sentence: sleepy. / feel / very / I
10. 10.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) My glass is full. (c) I feel very sleepy.
11. 11.Make a sentence: I / wait / hour. / for / an / will
12. 12.Please sit in this ___. (a) set (b) sit (c) seat
13. 13.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) I live near the bus stand.
14. 14.Make a sentence: My / glass / full. / is
15. 15.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
16. 16.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
17. 17.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
18. 18.Make a sentence: sit / in / seat. / this / Please
19. 19.What does “I feel very sleepy.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
20. 20.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
21. 21.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
22. 22.Make a sentence: from / Indore. / an / MBA / He / has
23. 23.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
24. 24.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
25. 25.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
26. 26.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
27. 27.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) last (c) first
28. 28.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) I live near the bus stand. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
29. 29.Make a sentence: take / I / photo? / Can / a
30. 30.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
31. 31.Make a sentence: a / Delhi. / university / She / studies / in / at
32. 32.Make a sentence: glass / is / My / full.
33. 33.Make a sentence: glass / My / full. / is
34. 34.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
35. 35.Make a sentence: photo? / Can / take / I / a
36. 36.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) I live near the bus stand.
37. 37.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
38. 38.Choose the English for: “कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
39. 39.Make a sentence: vowel / the / in / sheep. / long / Stretch
40. 40.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) feel (c) fall

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