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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 206 · 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) train (c) the
  2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) met
  6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
  9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
  12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
  13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
  18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
  22. 22.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
  23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) on
  24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
  25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
  27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
  33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
  34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys

Answer key

  1. train
  2. lives
  3. dog
  4. glass
  5. the
  6. table
  7. train
  8. see
  9. sun
  10. homework
  11. for
  12. bike
  13. mangoes
  14. was
  15. Put
  16. film
  17. the
  18. glass
  19. table
  20. going
  21. I
  22. phone
  23. on
  24. phone
  25. live
  26. gave
  27. tea
  28. sleeping
  29. rises
  30. yellow
  31. a
  32. are
  33. can
  34. dog
  35. the
  36. need
  37. my
  38. river
  39. east
  40. on

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