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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 270 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
  2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
  3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
  7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
  8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
  9. 9.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) letter
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
  13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) letter
  14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
  16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
  17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
  20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
  21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
  22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
  23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
  24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
  25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
  29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
  30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) met
  31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) need
  32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
  34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
  35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
  37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can

Answer key

  1. are
  2. want
  3. tea
  4. and
  5. new
  6. kite
  7. want
  8. school
  9. letter
  10. late
  11. the
  12. gave
  13. to
  14. bus
  15. the
  16. reading
  17. cleaned
  18. ate
  19. my
  20. going
  21. can
  22. the
  23. closed
  24. cricket
  25. bus
  26. on
  27. phone
  28. met
  29. to
  30. my
  31. I
  32. baby
  33. our
  34. keys
  35. new
  36. beach
  37. ride
  38. sister
  39. waited
  40. swim

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