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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 391 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
  2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
  3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
  4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
  11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
  12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
  13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
  17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
  21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  22. 22.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
  23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
  24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) village
  25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
  26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
  29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
  30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
  31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
  33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
  34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
  36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
  38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) to
  40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the

Answer key

  1. tree
  2. the
  3. water
  4. bought
  5. phone
  6. children
  7. late
  8. the
  9. for
  10. for
  11. cup
  12. speak
  13. bought
  14. captain
  15. room
  16. team
  17. cleaned
  18. lives
  19. moon
  20. are
  21. three
  22. song
  23. a
  24. in
  25. Sunday
  26. the
  27. we
  28. yellow
  29. book
  30. we
  31. the
  32. glass
  33. played
  34. sweet
  35. the
  36. watching
  37. and
  38. of
  39. going
  40. tree

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