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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 489 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) the
  5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
  6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
  8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
  9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
  14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
  15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
  16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
  18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
  19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
  20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  22. 22.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
  23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
  27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) small
  28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
  29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
  31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
  35. 35.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
  38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
  39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
  40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the

Answer key

  1. mangoes
  2. she
  3. late
  4. the
  5. Sunday
  6. the
  7. of
  8. children
  9. swim
  10. dog
  11. a
  12. was
  13. reading
  14. my
  15. flowers
  16. sister
  17. watching
  18. book
  19. water
  20. the
  21. they
  22. born
  23. they
  24. speak
  25. baby
  26. beach
  27. small
  28. glass
  29. in
  30. I
  31. waited
  32. she
  33. rice
  34. the
  35. Delhi
  36. dal
  37. played
  38. is
  39. water
  40. dog

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