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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 535 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
  3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
  4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
  7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
  8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
  10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
  11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
  13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
  14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
  16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
  18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  19. 19.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
  21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
  25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
  26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
  27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
  29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) grandma (c) letter
  31. 31.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) met
  32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
  35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
  37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
  39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the

Answer key

  1. we
  2. a
  3. Sunday
  4. bought
  5. he
  6. I
  7. the
  8. friend
  9. in
  10. baby
  11. beach
  12. the
  13. the
  14. the
  15. tea
  16. dal
  17. gave
  18. sister
  19. yellow
  20. moon
  21. sleeping
  22. swim
  23. a
  24. singing
  25. water
  26. in
  27. languages
  28. can
  29. the
  30. to
  31. met
  32. in
  33. to
  34. Sunday
  35. put
  36. beach
  37. they
  38. book
  39. they
  40. see

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