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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 389 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
  3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
  8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
  13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
  15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) the
  16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
  24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
  25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
  26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  27. 27.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
  29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) on
  30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) playing
  31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  34. 34.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) cousin
  36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) I
  37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
  39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
  40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a

Answer key

  1. bought
  2. met
  3. Put
  4. are
  5. swim
  6. a
  7. ride
  8. late
  9. and
  10. pen
  11. the
  12. we
  13. the
  14. market
  15. captain
  16. lives
  17. rice
  18. cousin
  19. the
  20. sun
  21. late
  22. swim
  23. beach
  24. Put
  25. watching
  26. school
  27. ate
  28. Sunday
  29. on
  30. are
  31. river
  32. mangoes
  33. sun
  34. sister
  35. I
  36. I
  37. a
  38. in
  39. he
  40. new

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