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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 393 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
  2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  3. 3.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
  7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
  8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) Sunday
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
  15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
  16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
  17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) put
  19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
  20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
  21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
  22. 22.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
  25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
  27. 27.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
  28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
  35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) cousin
  40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they

Answer key

  1. a
  2. new
  3. three
  4. new
  5. flowers
  6. for
  7. park
  8. the
  9. sun
  10. they
  11. class
  12. singing
  13. is
  14. want
  15. red
  16. can
  17. table
  18. he
  19. we
  20. she
  21. are
  22. room
  23. born
  24. song
  25. is
  26. in
  27. pen
  28. sister
  29. a
  30. table
  31. bought
  32. live
  33. the
  34. a
  35. late
  36. played
  37. we
  38. school
  39. cousin
  40. river

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