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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 241 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  2. 2.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
  3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
  5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
  6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
  8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
  9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small
  10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
  11. 11.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
  12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
  13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
  14. 14.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
  16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
  17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
  18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
  20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
  21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
  23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
  24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
  25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
  26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
  27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
  29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
  31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
  34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
  35. 35.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
  37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
  39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike

Answer key

  1. was
  2. river
  3. bus
  4. yellow
  5. in
  6. late
  7. want
  8. tea
  9. in
  10. a
  11. pen
  12. the
  13. see
  14. rises
  15. of
  16. captain
  17. she
  18. station
  19. was
  20. rain
  21. milk
  22. reading
  23. book
  24. played
  25. us
  26. flowers
  27. is
  28. went
  29. swim
  30. we
  31. ate
  32. our
  33. singing
  34. red
  35. watching
  36. team
  37. the
  38. the
  39. three
  40. bike

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