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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 207 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
  3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
  4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
  5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
  6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
  8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
  10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) my (c) wrote
  11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
  16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) my
  18. 18.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
  20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
  23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
  24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
  25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) the (c) station
  27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
  28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) the
  29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
  30. 30.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) rises
  32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
  34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
  35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
  37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
  38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) village
  40. 40.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen

Answer key

  1. my
  2. need
  3. rice
  4. in
  5. tea
  6. ate
  7. rain
  8. reading
  9. the
  10. my
  11. late
  12. sister
  13. baby
  14. three
  15. is
  16. fridge
  17. wrote
  18. sweet
  19. bike
  20. I
  21. train
  22. in
  23. friend
  24. we
  25. bought
  26. the
  27. song
  28. going
  29. she
  30. park
  31. the
  32. river
  33. new
  34. to
  35. see
  36. ride
  37. book
  38. speak
  39. village
  40. pen

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