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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 405 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
  5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) in
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station
  7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
  8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
  10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  13. 13.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
  15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
  19. 19.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
  20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) cricket
  23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
  27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
  28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
  29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) met
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
  35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
  39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet

Answer key

  1. room
  2. glass
  3. played
  4. glass
  5. children
  6. station
  7. late
  8. they
  9. tea
  10. sweet
  11. singing
  12. three
  13. ride
  14. went
  15. a
  16. she
  17. sister
  18. is
  19. baby
  20. we
  21. are
  22. the
  23. watching
  24. class
  25. train
  26. went
  27. rice
  28. the
  29. lives
  30. sleeping
  31. live
  32. reading
  33. I
  34. book
  35. I
  36. cleaned
  37. train
  38. can
  39. bought
  40. sweet

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