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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 374 · 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 train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
  3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
  4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
  5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
  6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) to
  7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal
  8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) and
  9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
  11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea
  13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
  16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
  17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
  18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
  19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
  21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
  24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
  25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
  26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) to
  29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) cousin
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
  33. 33.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
  34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
  35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) my (c) the
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching

Answer key

  1. train
  2. a
  3. red
  4. he
  5. in
  6. letter
  7. we
  8. and
  9. kite
  10. glass
  11. Delhi
  12. I
  13. waited
  14. played
  15. Sunday
  16. village
  17. fridge
  18. yellow
  19. mangoes
  20. ride
  21. need
  22. Put
  23. going
  24. letter
  25. my
  26. the
  27. we
  28. to
  29. the
  30. new
  31. the
  32. she
  33. team
  34. bike
  35. table
  36. the
  37. to
  38. station
  39. gave
  40. are

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