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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 507 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  2. 2.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
  4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
  5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
  6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
  8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) wrote
  9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
  11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
  12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
  13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
  15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
  16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
  17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
  19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) glass
  20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
  22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
  23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
  28. 28.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) at
  30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
  32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
  34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
  35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market

Answer key

  1. swim
  2. Put
  3. my
  4. want
  5. water
  6. milk
  7. tea
  8. my
  9. we
  10. I
  11. born
  12. kite
  13. moon
  14. beach
  15. a
  16. in
  17. the
  18. and
  19. of
  20. lives
  21. singing
  22. languages
  23. phone
  24. speak
  25. bought
  26. speak
  27. put
  28. Delhi
  29. station
  30. cleaned
  31. languages
  32. sleeping
  33. I
  34. late
  35. ate
  36. are
  37. sleeping
  38. cleaned
  39. a
  40. market

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