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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 358 · 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 ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
  2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
  3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
  4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
  7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) captain
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
  11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
  12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
  13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) small
  15. 15.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
  19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
  20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
  21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
  22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) on
  23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
  25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
  28. 28.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
  30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
  31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
  32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
  33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
  34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
  35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  36. 36.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) water
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed

Answer key

  1. a
  2. rain
  3. he
  4. friend
  5. the
  6. class
  7. captain
  8. bought
  9. sister
  10. she
  11. he
  12. a
  13. gave
  14. small
  15. gave
  16. sleeping
  17. playing
  18. market
  19. yellow
  20. in
  21. the
  22. on
  23. she
  24. song
  25. rice
  26. ate
  27. my
  28. new
  29. in
  30. our
  31. ride
  32. is
  33. a
  34. we
  35. river
  36. baby
  37. was
  38. singing
  39. I
  40. closed

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