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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 424 · 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 waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
  2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
  3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
  5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) I
  7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
  12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
  14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) dal
  17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
  18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
  19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
  20. 20.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
  23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
  24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) a
  25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
  26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
  31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) closed
  32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
  35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
  36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
  37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
  40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak

Answer key

  1. bus
  2. went
  3. book
  4. want
  5. shop
  6. I
  7. three
  8. they
  9. my
  10. pen
  11. market
  12. in
  13. class
  14. the
  15. ate
  16. and
  17. in
  18. we
  19. to
  20. bus
  21. phone
  22. beach
  23. small
  24. a
  25. of
  26. dog
  27. swim
  28. Delhi
  29. was
  30. see
  31. is
  32. moon
  33. friend
  34. the
  35. the
  36. tree
  37. ate
  38. table
  39. met
  40. speak

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