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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 365 · 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.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
  2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
  4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
  5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
  6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
  7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) I
  12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
  14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
  15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
  16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
  17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
  18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) Put
  19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) put
  24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) my
  25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
  26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
  28. 28.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
  30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
  33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
  34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
  36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
  38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
  39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) at

Answer key

  1. gave
  2. and
  3. late
  4. a
  5. gave
  6. born
  7. fridge
  8. to
  9. dal
  10. we
  11. station
  12. sweet
  13. keys
  14. a
  15. the
  16. see
  17. watching
  18. in
  19. need
  20. bought
  21. table
  22. dog
  23. the
  24. my
  25. he
  26. the
  27. played
  28. tea
  29. I
  30. the
  31. phone
  32. is
  33. cricket
  34. friend
  35. put
  36. late
  37. ride
  38. the
  39. rice
  40. met

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