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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 169 · 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) he (c) was
  2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) cup
  5. 5.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
  7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) born (c) small
  9. 9.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
  12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
  13. 13.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
  15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
  16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
  18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
  23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
  26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) born
  29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
  31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
  34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) in
  37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
  40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate

Answer key

  1. village
  2. moon
  3. put
  4. of
  5. sun
  6. shop
  7. a
  8. was
  9. speak
  10. sleeping
  11. they
  12. are
  13. ate
  14. and
  15. the
  16. dog
  17. grandma
  18. a
  19. swim
  20. the
  21. late
  22. yellow
  23. dog
  24. watching
  25. market
  26. baby
  27. book
  28. a
  29. milk
  30. singing
  31. the
  32. in
  33. shop
  34. class
  35. she
  36. in
  37. the
  38. the
  39. red
  40. ate

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