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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 140 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) small
  2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) in
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) I
  5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
  6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
  7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
  10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
  11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
  13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
  16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
  17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
  18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  19. 19.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) a
  21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
  23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
  24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
  27. 27.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) my
  28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  31. 31.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
  36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) letter
  38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
  39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave
  40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the

Answer key

  1. a
  2. dal
  3. in
  4. met
  5. I
  6. we
  7. book
  8. the
  9. played
  10. our
  11. river
  12. we
  13. the
  14. reading
  15. cup
  16. a
  17. the
  18. Put
  19. kite
  20. a
  21. sun
  22. bike
  23. need
  24. going
  25. was
  26. tea
  27. wrote
  28. rises
  29. room
  30. bought
  31. small
  32. a
  33. new
  34. she
  35. cousin
  36. phone
  37. letter
  38. captain
  39. the
  40. sun

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