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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 334 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) I
  6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
  7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
  9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
  10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
  12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
  13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
  15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
  22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
  24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
  25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
  28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) village
  31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
  32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
  33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
  34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
  35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
  36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
  37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  39. 39.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the
  40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late

Answer key

  1. the
  2. train
  3. river
  4. friend
  5. I
  6. wrote
  7. bike
  8. pen
  9. I
  10. cup
  11. going
  12. a
  13. the
  14. moon
  15. dal
  16. dog
  17. need
  18. born
  19. tea
  20. the
  21. market
  22. to
  23. need
  24. the
  25. table
  26. Put
  27. see
  28. teacher
  29. of
  30. village
  31. is
  32. he
  33. shop
  34. grandma
  35. our
  36. in
  37. sister
  38. we
  39. played
  40. the

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