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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 326 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  4. 4.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
  6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
  9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
  10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
  13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
  14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
  15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
  17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  19. 19.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
  20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
  21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
  22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
  25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
  29. 29.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
  30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) at
  31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
  33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
  35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  36. 36.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) grandma
  37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
  39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the

Answer key

  1. teacher
  2. keys
  3. late
  4. pen
  5. in
  6. tea
  7. friend
  8. of
  9. in
  10. milk
  11. the
  12. on
  13. played
  14. is
  15. three
  16. are
  17. singing
  18. late
  19. bus
  20. ate
  21. put
  22. went
  23. he
  24. he
  25. need
  26. is
  27. sister
  28. and
  29. ride
  30. at
  31. reading
  32. for
  33. swim
  34. east
  35. sweet
  36. grandma
  37. my
  38. are
  39. kite
  40. Sunday

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