Vowel Sounds and Word Stress Worksheet

English speaking lesson 12: Vowel sounds and word stress · Set 93 · 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.It is ___ hour's drive from here. (a) an (b) the (c) a
2. 2.I ___ cold, so I need a sweater. (a) fill (b) fall (c) feel
3. 3.In phoTOgraphy, the stress is on the ___ syllable. (a) fourth (b) first (c) second
4. 4.PHOto has stress on the ___ syllable. (a) second (b) first (c) last
5. 5.The ___ eats grass on the farm. (a) shape (b) ship (c) sheep
6. 6.Choose the English for: “क्या यह संतरा है या सेब?” (a) Please sit in this seat. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) The ship is full of sheep.
7. 7.Make a sentence: glass / is / My / full.
8. 8.What ___ useful tip! (a) an (b) a (c) the
9. 9.Choose the English for: “उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है।” (a) Please don't leave your bag here. (b) He has an MBA from Indore. (c) Can I take a photo?
10. 10.Choose the English for: “क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?” (a) Can I take a photo? (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) My glass is full.
11. 11.What does “The ship is full of sheep.” mean? (a) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (b) जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है। (c) मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।
12. 12.Please sit in this ___. (a) seat (b) set (c) sit
13. 13.Make a sentence: Please / this / sit / seat. / in
14. 14.What does “She studies at a university in Delhi.” mean? (a) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं। (b) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (c) वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।
15. 15.What does “Please sit in this seat.” mean? (a) मैं एक घंटा इंतज़ार करूँगा। (b) मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है। (c) कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।
16. 16.What does “Can I take a photo?” mean? (a) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) क्या मैं एक फ़ोटो ले सकता हूँ?
17. 17.Choose the English for: “मेरा गिलास भरा हुआ है।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) My glass is full. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
18. 18.Choose the English for: “जहाज़ भेड़ों से भरा है।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Please don't leave your bag here.
19. 19.Make a sentence: of / full / The / sheep. / is / ship
20. 20.Choose the English for: “मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Is it an orange or an apple? (c) The ship is full of sheep.
21. 21.Choose the English for: “sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।” (a) The ship is full of sheep. (b) Stretch the long vowel in sheep. (c) Give me a one-rupee coin, please.
22. 22.Choose the English for: “कृपया इस सीट पर बैठिए।” (a) I love photography. (b) I feel very sleepy. (c) Please sit in this seat.
23. 23.Choose the English for: “वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।” (a) I love photography. (b) Please sit in this seat. (c) She is a photographer.
24. 24.My water bottle is ___. (a) fall (b) full (c) fool
25. 25.I ___ in a PG near my college. (a) leave (b) love (c) live
26. 26.Choose the English for: “वह दिल्ली की एक यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ती है।” (a) She studies at a university in Delhi. (b) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (c) Stretch the long vowel in sheep.
27. 27.Make a sentence: Please / this / seat. / in / sit
28. 28.Choose the English for: “मुझे बहुत नींद आ रही है।” (a) Fill this bottle with cold water. (b) Say comPUter, not COMputer. (c) I feel very sleepy.
29. 29.What does “Stretch the long vowel in sheep.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए। (c) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो।
30. 30.What does “He has an MBA from Indore.” mean? (a) उसने इंदौर से MBA किया है। (b) कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए। (c) कंप्यूटर में ज़ोर 'PU' पर दीजिए, 'COM' पर नहीं।
31. 31.Choose the English for: “मुझे एक रुपये का सिक्का दे दीजिए।” (a) Give me a one-rupee coin, please. (b) She studies at a university in Delhi. (c) Our exam is tomorrow, not today.
32. 32.Make a sentence: leave / here. / bag / Please / your / don't
33. 33.Choose the English for: “हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं।” (a) Our exam is tomorrow, not today. (b) Fill this bottle with cold water. (c) I live near the bus stand.
34. 34.What does “Our exam is tomorrow, not today.” mean? (a) मैं बस स्टैंड के पास रहता हूँ। (b) हमारी परीक्षा कल है, आज नहीं। (c) sheep में लंबे स्वर को खींचकर बोलिए।
35. 35.Make a sentence: in / Delhi. / a / university / at / She / studies
36. 36.Make a sentence: in / long / vowel / the / sheep. / Stretch
37. 37.Make a sentence: bag / Please / don't / leave / here. / your
38. 38.What does “I love photography.” mean? (a) मुझे फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी बहुत पसंद है। (b) इस बोतल में ठंडा पानी भर दो। (c) वह एक फ़ोटोग्राफ़र है।
39. 39.Choose the English for: “कृपया अपना बैग यहाँ मत छोड़िए।” (a) I will wait for an hour. (b) Please don't leave your bag here. (c) Say comPUter, not COMputer.
40. 40.Make a sentence: sleepy. / very / I / feel

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