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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 368 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
  2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
  3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  4. 4.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) on
  5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) a (c) letter
  6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
  7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
  9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
  12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
  15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) a
  16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
  17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
  19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
  20. 20.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
  21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) yellow
  22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
  24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
  27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) rice
  28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  30. 30.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
  31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
  34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
  35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
  36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
  37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) of

Answer key

  1. wrote
  2. east
  3. yellow
  4. Sunday
  5. a
  6. see
  7. dog
  8. ride
  9. lives
  10. new
  11. going
  12. homework
  13. cleaned
  14. in
  15. village
  16. is
  17. rain
  18. cup
  19. moon
  20. playing
  21. the
  22. rises
  23. on
  24. room
  25. the
  26. playing
  27. we
  28. the
  29. gave
  30. park
  31. school
  32. glass
  33. bus
  34. in
  35. he
  36. a
  37. the
  38. my
  39. singing
  40. of

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