Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 911 · 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.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
2. 2.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) last (c) first
3. 3.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
4. 4.Make a sentence: I / photography. / love
5. 5.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) a (c) the
6. 6.Make a sentence: photo? / a / I / Can / take
7. 7.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
8. 8.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) She is a photographer. (c) I feel very sleepy.
9. 9.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
10. 10.Please sit in this ___. (a) sit (b) set (c) seat
11. 11.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) Please sit in this seat.
12. 12.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) ship (b) sheep (c) shape
13. 13.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (c) I live near the bus stand.
14. 14.Make a sentence: sheep. / in / vowel / long / the / Stretch
15. 15.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) a (c) the
16. 16.Make a sentence: Delhi. / at / She / studies / university / a / in
17. 17.Make a sentence: bus / stand. / near / the / I / live
18. 18.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) I love photography. (c) Please sit in this seat.
19. 19.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
20. 20.Make a sentence: stand. / live / bus / I / the / near
21. 21.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
22. 22.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?
23. 23.Make a sentence: photographer. / a / is / She
24. 24.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) The ship is full of sheep. (c) He has an MBA from Indore.
25. 25.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
26. 26.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) leave (c) love
27. 27.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) fool (c) full
28. 28.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
29. 29.What does “I will wait for an hour.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: He / an / MBA / has / from / Indore.
31. 31.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / She / a
32. 32.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) The ship is full of sheep.
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Is it an orange or an apple? (b) Can I take a photo? (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
34. 34.What does “Is it an orange or an apple?” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
35. 35.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
36. 36.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
37. 37.Make a sentence: I / wait / for / hour. / an / will
38. 38.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) My glass is full.
39. 39.Make a sentence: Please / don't / here. / leave / bag / your
40. 40.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।

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