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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 148 · 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 stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) was
  2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
  6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
  7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
  10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
  11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
  12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
  13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
  14. 14.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
  17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
  19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
  21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
  22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
  24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
  27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
  28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
  30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
  31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
  32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
  33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
  34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) station
  35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
  37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) keys
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
  39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in

Answer key

  1. village
  2. Delhi
  3. live
  4. milk
  5. park
  6. and
  7. tree
  8. are
  9. pen
  10. can
  11. want
  12. moon
  13. a
  14. sleeping
  15. swim
  16. can
  17. homework
  18. cup
  19. he
  20. a
  21. a
  22. see
  23. the
  24. phone
  25. went
  26. reading
  27. tea
  28. shelf
  29. I
  30. was
  31. of
  32. played
  33. school
  34. the
  35. sun
  36. I
  37. on
  38. the
  39. they
  40. in

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