Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 916 · 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) क्या यह संतरा है या सेब? (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
2. 2.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) I feel very sleepy.
3. 3.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fall (b) fill (c) feel
4. 4.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) I live near the bus stand. (b) Can I take a photo? (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
5. 5.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) My glass is full. (c) I will wait for an hour.
6. 6.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
7. 7.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
8. 8.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) live (b) love (c) leave
9. 9.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ? (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
10. 10.My water bottle is ___. (a) fool (b) fall (c) full
11. 11.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Please sit in this seat.
12. 12.Make a sentence: ship / full / is / of / sheep. / The
13. 13.Make a sentence: I / live / bus / stand. / near / the
14. 14.What does “She is a photographer.” mean? (a) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है। (b) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (c) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।
15. 15.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए। (b) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (c) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।
16. 16.Make a sentence: sit / seat. / this / Please / in
17. 17.What ___ useful tip! (a) the (b) an (c) a
18. 18.What does “My glass is full.” mean? (a) मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए। (b) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (c) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।
19. 19.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) the (b) an (c) a
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ।” (a) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) I live near the bus stand.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा।” (a) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
22. 22.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Is it an orange or an apple?
23. 23.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
24. 24.Make a sentence: at / a / university / in / Delhi. / studies / She
25. 25.Choose the English for: “इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) Fill this bottle with cold water.
26. 26.Make a sentence: the / live / bus / I / stand. / near
27. 27.Make a sentence: this / with / cold / water. / bottle / Fill
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) I feel very sleepy. (b) My glass is full. (c) She studies at a university in Delhi.
29. 29.What does “Please don't leave your bag here.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।
30. 30.Make a sentence: your / Please / don't / here. / bag / leave
31. 31.Make a sentence: is / photographer. / She / a
32. 32.Make a sentence: photography. / I / love
33. 33.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
34. 34.Make a sentence: of / ship / The / sheep. / full / is
35. 35.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
36. 36.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
37. 37.Make a sentence: live / stand. / bus / I / near / the
38. 38.Make a sentence: near / the / I / bus / live / stand.
39. 39.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
40. 40.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) She is a photographer. (b) I will wait for an hour. (c) The ship is full of sheep.

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