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Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. tree
  2. Delhi
  3. small
  4. wrote
  5. can
  6. in
  7. speak
  8. homework
  9. train
  10. are
  11. shelf
  12. table
  13. are
  14. milk
  15. a
  16. bus
  17. the
  18. a
  19. they
  20. grandma
  21. children
  22. film
  23. are
  24. friend
  25. languages
  26. children
  27. gave
  28. he
  29. swim
  30. playing
  31. the
  32. Put
  33. keys
  34. of
  35. sweet
  36. yellow
  37. they
  38. the
  39. he
  40. waited

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