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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 298 · 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 ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
  2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
  7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
  8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
  9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
  10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
  11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
  12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
  13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
  14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
  15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
  23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
  24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) I (c) grandma
  25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
  26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
  28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
  29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
  30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) was
  31. 31.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
  33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
  35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
  38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
  40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher

Answer key

  1. rice
  2. watching
  3. a
  4. Delhi
  5. need
  6. park
  7. are
  8. the
  9. gave
  10. tea
  11. wrote
  12. beach
  13. class
  14. playing
  15. they
  16. is
  17. put
  18. east
  19. late
  20. yellow
  21. sleeping
  22. late
  23. park
  24. I
  25. I
  26. phone
  27. fridge
  28. my
  29. rice
  30. was
  31. sun
  32. shelf
  33. ride
  34. she
  35. sun
  36. closed
  37. the
  38. of
  39. going
  40. the

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