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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 379 · 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) he (b) me (c) pen
  2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
  5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
  7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
  10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
  13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  15. 15.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at
  16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
  17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) languages
  19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
  22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) born
  23. 23.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
  35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) are
  37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
  39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. tea
  3. class
  4. he
  5. us
  6. team
  7. the
  8. we
  9. cup
  10. the
  11. live
  12. a
  13. table
  14. he
  15. cousin
  16. of
  17. the
  18. can
  19. the
  20. late
  21. want
  22. a
  23. gave
  24. can
  25. train
  26. cleaned
  27. he
  28. the
  29. sun
  30. village
  31. Delhi
  32. need
  33. reading
  34. played
  35. bought
  36. beach
  37. she
  38. my
  39. tree
  40. friend

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