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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 268 · 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 need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
  6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
  11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
  17. 17.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
  18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
  20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
  22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) in
  25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  26. 26.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) of
  27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
  29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
  31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
  34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
  35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
  36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
  38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  39. 39.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the

Answer key

  1. I
  2. sleeping
  3. a
  4. Delhi
  5. in
  6. cleaned
  7. school
  8. dog
  9. a
  10. a
  11. station
  12. sister
  13. sleeping
  14. book
  15. watching
  16. going
  17. beach
  18. bought
  19. cricket
  20. of
  21. a
  22. my
  23. late
  24. cricket
  25. late
  26. team
  27. train
  28. park
  29. sun
  30. baby
  31. gave
  32. cleaned
  33. singing
  34. went
  35. flowers
  36. market
  37. born
  38. three
  39. put
  40. table

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