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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 162 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
  2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
  4. 4.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
  5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
  6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) on
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
  8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
  9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
  10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
  11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
  15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
  19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
  20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
  22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
  23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
  24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
  25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
  26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) want
  30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
  31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
  37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
  40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. teacher
  3. glass
  4. pen
  5. reading
  6. on
  7. I
  8. flowers
  9. kite
  10. the
  11. the
  12. three
  13. train
  14. was
  15. tea
  16. a
  17. she
  18. in
  19. she
  20. mangoes
  21. they
  22. ride
  23. yellow
  24. the
  25. can
  26. going
  27. late
  28. phone
  29. a
  30. beach
  31. table
  32. the
  33. tea
  34. a
  35. sleeping
  36. can
  37. bus
  38. ate
  39. cup
  40. dal

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