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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 201 · 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 train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
  3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
  4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
  6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) glass
  8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
  10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
  11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
  14. 14.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) letter
  16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) grandma
  17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
  21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) flowers (c) yellow
  22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
  25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
  28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
  32. 32.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) at
  33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
  34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) school
  36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
  37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  39. 39.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) grandma
  40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in

Answer key

  1. late
  2. languages
  3. I
  4. in
  5. closed
  6. a
  7. of
  8. rises
  9. going
  10. cousin
  11. Put
  12. I
  13. late
  14. late
  15. letter
  16. a
  17. film
  18. a
  19. dog
  20. watching
  21. and
  22. the
  23. train
  24. are
  25. is
  26. ate
  27. the
  28. swim
  29. cup
  30. water
  31. lives
  32. met
  33. shelf
  34. sleeping
  35. our
  36. went
  37. reading
  38. room
  39. grandma
  40. cricket

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