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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 495 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
  3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
  5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
  6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
  10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
  13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
  14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) children
  15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
  18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
  20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) she
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
  24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
  25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) closed
  27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
  29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
  31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
  35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) keys
  36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
  38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives

Answer key

  1. school
  2. the
  3. she
  4. played
  5. in
  6. put
  7. dal
  8. sleeping
  9. beach
  10. tea
  11. was
  12. pen
  13. we
  14. the
  15. phone
  16. live
  17. going
  18. sister
  19. in
  20. he
  21. she
  22. of
  23. was
  24. village
  25. swim
  26. on
  27. teacher
  28. is
  29. Put
  30. grandma
  31. the
  32. sleeping
  33. mangoes
  34. late
  35. he
  36. ride
  37. I
  38. film
  39. of
  40. lives

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