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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 398 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
  2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
  4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) the (c) station
  7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
  8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
  11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
  14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
  16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
  18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
  19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
  20. 20.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
  23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
  24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
  25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
  26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) the
  30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  33. 33.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
  35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) a
  38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) a
  39. 39.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim

Answer key

  1. in
  2. gave
  3. cricket
  4. swim
  5. the
  6. the
  7. need
  8. he
  9. the
  10. was
  11. sister
  12. was
  13. bus
  14. sister
  15. my
  16. swim
  17. a
  18. was
  19. put
  20. tree
  21. flowers
  22. the
  23. I
  24. a
  25. team
  26. rice
  27. friend
  28. table
  29. captain
  30. sleeping
  31. the
  32. late
  33. dal
  34. book
  35. put
  36. is
  37. a
  38. village
  39. bike
  40. my

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