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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 496 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
  2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
  5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
  8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
  9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
  10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
  11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
  12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) a
  14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
  17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
  18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
  19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
  21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) cousin
  24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
  25. 25.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
  26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
  27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
  32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) cousin
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
  34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
  35. 35.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
  36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
  37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
  39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he

Answer key

  1. in
  2. bought
  3. kite
  4. closed
  5. yellow
  6. late
  7. at
  8. river
  9. glass
  10. glass
  11. playing
  12. languages
  13. a
  14. a
  15. playing
  16. reading
  17. in
  18. see
  19. the
  20. singing
  21. bus
  22. sweet
  23. my
  24. a
  25. song
  26. new
  27. closed
  28. the
  29. he
  30. bought
  31. put
  32. cousin
  33. going
  34. waited
  35. kite
  36. the
  37. keys
  38. can
  39. was
  40. book

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