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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 369 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) yellow
  2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
  6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
  7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
  8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
  10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) in
  12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) tea
  13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
  14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
  20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
  21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
  23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
  24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
  33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
  36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
  37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
  38. 38.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea

Answer key

  1. and
  2. reading
  3. she
  4. a
  5. and
  6. yellow
  7. book
  8. tree
  9. on
  10. three
  11. born
  12. of
  13. the
  14. in
  15. sleeping
  16. rises
  17. Sunday
  18. table
  19. park
  20. yellow
  21. lives
  22. the
  23. fridge
  24. was
  25. market
  26. bus
  27. was
  28. late
  29. small
  30. table
  31. in
  32. are
  33. dog
  34. the
  35. moon
  36. was
  37. east
  38. friend
  39. mangoes
  40. tea

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