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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 280 · 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 stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
  5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
  8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
  13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) a
  14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
  15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
  16. 16.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
  18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
  26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
  27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
  30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
  31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
  34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
  36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
  37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
  38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) dal
  39. 39.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
  40. 40.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk

Answer key

  1. class
  2. room
  3. late
  4. bike
  5. they
  6. playing
  7. need
  8. lives
  9. mangoes
  10. swim
  11. played
  12. pen
  13. a
  14. languages
  15. rain
  16. late
  17. cricket
  18. she
  19. the
  20. cup
  21. the
  22. the
  23. was
  24. late
  25. is
  26. keys
  27. speak
  28. sleeping
  29. she
  30. pen
  31. baby
  32. went
  33. class
  34. sister
  35. closed
  36. market
  37. the
  38. and
  39. park
  40. milk

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