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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 476 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
  2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
  5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) letter
  6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
  7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
  13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
  15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
  16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
  17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
  18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  19. 19.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
  21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
  22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  23. 23.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
  25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) water
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
  29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
  30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
  31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
  32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) and
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
  38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
  40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) we

Answer key

  1. born
  2. cricket
  3. I
  4. we
  5. a
  6. the
  7. played
  8. pen
  9. a
  10. yellow
  11. we
  12. is
  13. watching
  14. is
  15. captain
  16. see
  17. put
  18. dog
  19. dal
  20. shelf
  21. of
  22. swim
  23. bus
  24. singing
  25. sleeping
  26. a
  27. book
  28. went
  29. he
  30. ate
  31. playing
  32. lives
  33. table
  34. to
  35. and
  36. the
  37. baby
  38. ate
  39. the
  40. we

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