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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 487 · 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 ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
  3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
  5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
  10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
  11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
  13. 13.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
  14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) was
  15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) in
  16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
  18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) flowers
  19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) grandma
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
  24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
  26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) cup
  27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
  28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
  30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
  34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
  38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of

Answer key

  1. dal
  2. was
  3. yellow
  4. the
  5. sweet
  6. are
  7. I
  8. pen
  9. room
  10. and
  11. the
  12. the
  13. gave
  14. small
  15. children
  16. east
  17. can
  18. the
  19. grandma
  20. table
  21. they
  22. mangoes
  23. beach
  24. kite
  25. met
  26. a
  27. she
  28. we
  29. is
  30. late
  31. are
  32. reading
  33. glass
  34. see
  35. I
  36. ride
  37. a
  38. cleaned
  39. to
  40. water

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