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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 164 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
  2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
  5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
  7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
  8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
  11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
  12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
  16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
  19. 19.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) he
  21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) my
  25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
  26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
  28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
  34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) he
  36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
  37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) village
  39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
  40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. late
  3. sweet
  4. beach
  5. table
  6. going
  7. class
  8. school
  9. tea
  10. on
  11. is
  12. ate
  13. Sunday
  14. room
  15. is
  16. closed
  17. cleaned
  18. late
  19. class
  20. he
  21. and
  22. to
  23. Put
  24. my
  25. red
  26. book
  27. teacher
  28. Delhi
  29. they
  30. tree
  31. sun
  32. dog
  33. my
  34. shelf
  35. small
  36. gave
  37. a
  38. he
  39. a
  40. waited

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