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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 538 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
  3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
  5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
  7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
  8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) on
  9. 9.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
  13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
  14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
  16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
  19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
  21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
  22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
  23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) he
  24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
  25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
  29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
  34. 34.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
  40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was

Answer key

  1. reading
  2. waited
  3. mangoes
  4. kite
  5. mangoes
  6. of
  7. she
  8. on
  9. sweet
  10. of
  11. she
  12. Sunday
  13. beach
  14. cleaned
  15. my
  16. late
  17. to
  18. team
  19. languages
  20. in
  21. room
  22. captain
  23. small
  24. went
  25. film
  26. shelf
  27. cleaned
  28. water
  29. sister
  30. are
  31. my
  32. in
  33. cousin
  34. sister
  35. river
  36. train
  37. dal
  38. late
  39. bus
  40. was

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