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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 325 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) yellow
  3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) he
  4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
  7. 7.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
  10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) on
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  13. 13.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
  14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
  16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
  17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
  19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
  20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
  23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
  25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
  28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
  29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
  30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
  32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
  34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the

Answer key

  1. dog
  2. are
  3. he
  4. the
  5. the
  6. reading
  7. sister
  8. swim
  9. keys
  10. on
  11. mangoes
  12. my
  13. tree
  14. friend
  15. the
  16. my
  17. he
  18. the
  19. born
  20. room
  21. rice
  22. a
  23. late
  24. cup
  25. sweet
  26. bought
  27. wrote
  28. beach
  29. pen
  30. the
  31. I
  32. flowers
  33. at
  34. homework
  35. station
  36. see
  37. new
  38. was
  39. the
  40. cleaned

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