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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 478 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
  2. 2.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
  10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
  11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
  12. 12.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
  13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup
  14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
  16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) at
  17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) is
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) lives
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
  23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
  24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
  25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
  30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
  32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
  34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) he
  35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) grandma
  36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
  38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I
  39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. class
  3. the
  4. going
  5. song
  6. was
  7. rice
  8. swim
  9. team
  10. beach
  11. a
  12. Delhi
  13. of
  14. dog
  15. teacher
  16. met
  17. is
  18. in
  19. was
  20. the
  21. new
  22. in
  23. bike
  24. shelf
  25. sister
  26. dal
  27. to
  28. the
  29. a
  30. class
  31. the
  32. went
  33. song
  34. small
  35. I
  36. children
  37. played
  38. letter
  39. Put
  40. bus

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