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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 403 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
  3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
  4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
  6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
  7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
  9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
  13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
  16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) played
  18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
  19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain
  20. 20.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
  21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
  22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
  25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
  31. 31.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
  32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
  34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
  36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a
  37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) grandma
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went

Answer key

  1. sister
  2. he
  3. the
  4. the
  5. a
  6. school
  7. the
  8. met
  9. train
  10. room
  11. bought
  12. park
  13. bought
  14. want
  15. station
  16. cleaned
  17. we
  18. reading
  19. captain
  20. need
  21. my
  22. late
  23. lives
  24. kite
  25. we
  26. bus
  27. we
  28. can
  29. ride
  30. shelf
  31. shop
  32. was
  33. class
  34. of
  35. team
  36. a
  37. cleaned
  38. mangoes
  39. to
  40. went

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