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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 484 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
  3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) shelf
  5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
  6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
  7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
  8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
  16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
  17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
  19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
  20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
  22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
  26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
  28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) wrote
  29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
  30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
  31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
  35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
  36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) cup
  38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) letter
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
  40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put

Answer key

  1. small
  2. a
  3. train
  4. the
  5. going
  6. school
  7. went
  8. cleaned
  9. homework
  10. the
  11. friend
  12. rice
  13. played
  14. reading
  15. in
  16. in
  17. was
  18. closed
  19. speak
  20. of
  21. shop
  22. I
  23. bought
  24. rises
  25. book
  26. cleaned
  27. the
  28. wrote
  29. we
  30. the
  31. table
  32. new
  33. class
  34. and
  35. playing
  36. mangoes
  37. I
  38. letter
  39. yellow
  40. put

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