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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 212 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
  2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  4. 4.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
  6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
  7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
  9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
  11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) captain
  12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
  14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) shop
  16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
  20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
  23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
  26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
  28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  29. 29.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
  32. 32.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
  33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
  35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
  36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) languages
  37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
  38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) was
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
  40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride

Answer key

  1. ride
  2. a
  3. swim
  4. pen
  5. went
  6. they
  7. the
  8. the
  9. gave
  10. kite
  11. captain
  12. lives
  13. she
  14. languages
  15. is
  16. train
  17. river
  18. want
  19. in
  20. market
  21. ate
  22. beach
  23. milk
  24. the
  25. in
  26. sweet
  27. a
  28. bus
  29. table
  30. to
  31. watching
  32. grandma
  33. we
  34. a
  35. the
  36. can
  37. need
  38. born
  39. pen
  40. a

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