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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 285 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
  4. 4.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
  6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
  8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
  9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
  12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
  13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
  14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  16. 16.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
  17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
  18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
  21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) lives
  23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
  24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
  26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
  27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
  28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
  29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
  35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
  36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
  38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
  40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow

Answer key

  1. was
  2. new
  3. cup
  4. sleeping
  5. to
  6. ate
  7. they
  8. they
  9. ride
  10. late
  11. I
  12. captain
  13. he
  14. swim
  15. room
  16. gave
  17. going
  18. are
  19. train
  20. are
  21. new
  22. in
  23. I
  24. letter
  25. rain
  26. film
  27. can
  28. water
  29. she
  30. dog
  31. speak
  32. languages
  33. a
  34. park
  35. book
  36. sister
  37. tea
  38. fridge
  39. a
  40. and

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