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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 321 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
  2. 2.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
  4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
  5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
  6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
  7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
  9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
  12. 12.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
  15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
  16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  17. 17.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
  20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
  23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
  24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) yellow
  26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) playing
  27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
  28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
  29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
  31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
  35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
  36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
  38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
  40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the

Answer key

  1. in
  2. children
  3. I
  4. us
  5. glass
  6. pen
  7. bike
  8. we
  9. the
  10. my
  11. met
  12. baby
  13. late
  14. closed
  15. market
  16. ate
  17. yellow
  18. cleaned
  19. the
  20. rises
  21. swim
  22. waited
  23. tree
  24. rice
  25. the
  26. the
  27. the
  28. the
  29. the
  30. the
  31. played
  32. train
  33. are
  34. a
  35. ride
  36. mangoes
  37. small
  38. ate
  39. the
  40. shop

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