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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 269 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
  2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
  4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) closed
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
  7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
  9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
  10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
  11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
  12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
  15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
  19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
  21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
  22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
  24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
  25. 25.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
  27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
  28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
  29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
  35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
  36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
  37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  39. 39.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
  40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a

Answer key

  1. going
  2. ate
  3. tea
  4. in
  5. on
  6. late
  7. table
  8. in
  9. I
  10. gave
  11. Sunday
  12. he
  13. late
  14. on
  15. pen
  16. reading
  17. the
  18. reading
  19. speak
  20. played
  21. captain
  22. mangoes
  23. a
  24. are
  25. Delhi
  26. closed
  27. is
  28. he
  29. yellow
  30. cleaned
  31. homework
  32. the
  33. late
  34. the
  35. in
  36. and
  37. table
  38. baby
  39. pen
  40. letter

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