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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 309 · 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 can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
  2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
  4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  5. 5.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
  7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) Delhi
  11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
  14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
  15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
  18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
  23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
  24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
  25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
  28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) I
  32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  33. 33.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
  39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on

Answer key

  1. she
  2. pen
  3. played
  4. fridge
  5. rice
  6. at
  7. in
  8. are
  9. Put
  10. in
  11. sun
  12. the
  13. in
  14. kite
  15. late
  16. homework
  17. met
  18. late
  19. speak
  20. yellow
  21. teacher
  22. bus
  23. my
  24. the
  25. the
  26. rises
  27. for
  28. singing
  29. milk
  30. phone
  31. letter
  32. late
  33. mangoes
  34. red
  35. dog
  36. room
  37. live
  38. cricket
  39. table
  40. keys

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