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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 461 · 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 “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
  4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
  5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) milk
  6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
  8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
  12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
  14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
  15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
  16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
  19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
  20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
  21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
  22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
  23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
  26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
  27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
  28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
  30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) playing
  33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
  34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) grandma
  35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  36. 36.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
  37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) cousin
  38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) need
  39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
  40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she

Answer key

  1. rises
  2. are
  3. for
  4. the
  5. the
  6. closed
  7. of
  8. in
  9. of
  10. river
  11. singing
  12. sweet
  13. the
  14. song
  15. I
  16. rises
  17. mangoes
  18. park
  19. flowers
  20. singing
  21. she
  22. film
  23. dog
  24. gave
  25. pen
  26. glass
  27. yellow
  28. sun
  29. see
  30. train
  31. bike
  32. in
  33. water
  34. grandma
  35. Delhi
  36. gave
  37. cousin
  38. of
  39. going
  40. she

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