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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 518 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
  2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
  7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
  8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
  11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
  12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
  13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) grandma
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
  15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
  16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
  18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
  19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) village
  20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
  23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) I
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
  25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
  26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
  29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
  30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
  31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
  36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
  38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) I
  39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
  40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are

Answer key

  1. cup
  2. want
  3. cleaned
  4. table
  5. he
  6. of
  7. played
  8. sun
  9. was
  10. in
  11. flowers
  12. team
  13. to
  14. born
  15. tree
  16. the
  17. I
  18. market
  19. a
  20. cricket
  21. she
  22. the
  23. met
  24. singing
  25. we
  26. new
  27. dog
  28. bike
  29. flowers
  30. my
  31. Delhi
  32. my
  33. a
  34. book
  35. a
  36. phone
  37. and
  38. grandma
  39. is
  40. going

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