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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 317 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) tea
  2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
  5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
  6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
  13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
  16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
  17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) station
  22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
  23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
  28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
  30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  31. 31.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) park
  33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
  34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
  36. 36.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
  38. 38.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
  40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are

Answer key

  1. a
  2. Put
  3. she
  4. book
  5. is
  6. speak
  7. sun
  8. are
  9. rises
  10. flowers
  11. the
  12. closed
  13. they
  14. cup
  15. of
  16. friend
  17. moon
  18. my
  19. I
  20. languages
  21. station
  22. our
  23. she
  24. cleaned
  25. cleaned
  26. swim
  27. cousin
  28. tea
  29. want
  30. they
  31. bike
  32. the
  33. wrote
  34. gave
  35. can
  36. ate
  37. watching
  38. sister
  39. can
  40. rain

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