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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 357 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
  2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
  5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
  6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
  7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
  8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) us
  9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
  10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
  12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
  14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
  15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
  16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
  17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
  18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
  20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
  21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
  22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shelf (c) put
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
  24. 24.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
  25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
  27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
  28. 28.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
  29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
  30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) I
  34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
  35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
  39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book

Answer key

  1. want
  2. they
  3. mangoes
  4. bus
  5. my
  6. waited
  7. we
  8. us
  9. they
  10. are
  11. a
  12. bus
  13. going
  14. pen
  15. film
  16. I
  17. gave
  18. live
  19. played
  20. watching
  21. shelf
  22. on
  23. we
  24. station
  25. the
  26. my
  27. are
  28. kite
  29. and
  30. sweet
  31. milk
  32. in
  33. station
  34. and
  35. bought
  36. was
  37. Delhi
  38. I
  39. glass
  40. book

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