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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 113 · 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.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
  2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
  4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
  5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
  7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my
  11. 11.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
  12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
  13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
  14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) park
  16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
  17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
  18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
  20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) cousin
  21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) us
  25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
  28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) children
  30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
  32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
  33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
  34. 34.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
  36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) a
  37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) grandma
  39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the

Answer key

  1. put
  2. are
  3. on
  4. need
  5. the
  6. team
  7. pen
  8. sweet
  9. are
  10. grandma
  11. watching
  12. song
  13. in
  14. the
  15. the
  16. reading
  17. the
  18. Put
  19. a
  20. I
  21. of
  22. we
  23. train
  24. us
  25. for
  26. swim
  27. captain
  28. my
  29. in
  30. mangoes
  31. captain
  32. cricket
  33. he
  34. river
  35. baby
  36. small
  37. room
  38. grandma
  39. of
  40. shop

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