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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 544 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
  2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
  5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
  6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
  9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
  14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
  15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
  18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
  19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
  23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
  25. 25.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
  26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
  28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) my
  29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) Delhi
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) dal
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) water
  35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
  37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
  39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
  40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice

Answer key

  1. went
  2. moon
  3. reading
  4. dal
  5. of
  6. Put
  7. a
  8. cricket
  9. singing
  10. swim
  11. swim
  12. mangoes
  13. singing
  14. bus
  15. late
  16. sister
  17. she
  18. born
  19. the
  20. cup
  21. table
  22. in
  23. shop
  24. song
  25. playing
  26. milk
  27. glass
  28. cousin
  29. kite
  30. waited
  31. in
  32. late
  33. we
  34. a
  35. dog
  36. and
  37. is
  38. see
  39. bike
  40. and

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