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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 107 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
  3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
  7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
  8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
  10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
  12. 12.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
  13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
  14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
  15. 15.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
  16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
  17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
  18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  20. 20.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
  22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
  25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
  26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
  28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
  29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
  30. 30.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
  31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
  32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
  35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
  37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in

Answer key

  1. late
  2. captain
  3. speak
  4. milk
  5. she
  6. waited
  7. park
  8. born
  9. want
  10. market
  11. played
  12. film
  13. the
  14. bought
  15. kite
  16. for
  17. to
  18. to
  19. lives
  20. late
  21. went
  22. shop
  23. late
  24. the
  25. shelf
  26. ate
  27. I
  28. in
  29. can
  30. played
  31. and
  32. new
  33. in
  34. we
  35. ate
  36. rain
  37. sister
  38. she
  39. the
  40. rain

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