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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 346 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
  2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
  4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
  8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
  9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
  10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
  11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) rises
  12. 12.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
  13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
  14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
  15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
  16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) shop
  17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
  20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
  22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
  23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
  25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
  26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
  28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
  29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) a
  33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
  34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) to
  36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
  37. 37.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late

Answer key

  1. she
  2. Put
  3. the
  4. reading
  5. I
  6. late
  7. going
  8. can
  9. the
  10. a
  11. in
  12. wrote
  13. song
  14. shop
  15. shelf
  16. on
  17. late
  18. went
  19. my
  20. watching
  21. a
  22. the
  23. water
  24. a
  25. pen
  26. lives
  27. we
  28. book
  29. moon
  30. gave
  31. lives
  32. village
  33. water
  34. swim
  35. wrote
  36. for
  37. Sunday
  38. school
  39. dal
  40. the

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