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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 149 · 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) was (b) a (c) born
  2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
  4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) to
  5. 5.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
  7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
  8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
  9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
  10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
  11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
  15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) yellow
  17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
  19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) bus
  20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
  21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
  23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  27. 27.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
  29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
  31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
  32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
  34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
  35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
  36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
  38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) letter (c) wrote
  39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree

Answer key

  1. born
  2. see
  3. market
  4. to
  5. rises
  6. cup
  7. is
  8. of
  9. singing
  10. in
  11. they
  12. dog
  13. teacher
  14. moon
  15. gave
  16. the
  17. sleeping
  18. is
  19. our
  20. and
  21. dog
  22. in
  23. phone
  24. ride
  25. went
  26. of
  27. book
  28. flowers
  29. the
  30. the
  31. film
  32. a
  33. park
  34. waited
  35. wrote
  36. lives
  37. playing
  38. my
  39. ate
  40. tree

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