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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 104 · 40 questions
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How to say it (Stress the words that carry meaning): Find the content words: the ones you would keep in a text message (WANT, CUP, TEA). Say them strongly; say the grammar words quickly and lightly. Keep a steady beat on the stressed words.

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  1. 1.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
  5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
  6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
  7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) the
  13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
  15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
  16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
  17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
  18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) I
  20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
  22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) the
  23. 23.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
  28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  29. 29.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
  31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
  32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
  35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
  36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) dal
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) dal
  40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing

Answer key

  1. train
  2. bought
  3. new
  4. they
  5. put
  6. ride
  7. new
  8. mangoes
  9. reading
  10. kite
  11. the
  12. the
  13. in
  14. keys
  15. for
  16. friend
  17. class
  18. letter
  19. wrote
  20. sun
  21. I
  22. team
  23. playing
  24. my
  25. live
  26. singing
  27. singing
  28. pen
  29. table
  30. on
  31. went
  32. the
  33. lives
  34. water
  35. she
  36. lives
  37. and
  38. the
  39. we
  40. playing

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