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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 418 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
  2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
  4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) the
  8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) yellow
  9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
  11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
  13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) met
  14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
  15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
  16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
  17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
  19. 19.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
  21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
  22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
  23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
  24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
  26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
  27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
  31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
  32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
  33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
  37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they

Answer key

  1. moon
  2. the
  3. can
  4. my
  5. late
  6. friend
  7. the
  8. the
  9. she
  10. for
  11. keys
  12. he
  13. met
  14. Put
  15. they
  16. in
  17. gave
  18. in
  19. born
  20. tea
  21. yellow
  22. the
  23. is
  24. ate
  25. a
  26. watching
  27. red
  28. late
  29. rises
  30. was
  31. in
  32. a
  33. live
  34. a
  35. friend
  36. us
  37. the
  38. river
  39. my
  40. they

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