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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 557 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
  2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
  4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
  5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
  7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
  8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
  10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
  11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
  14. 14.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) a
  19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
  24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
  29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
  30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
  31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
  35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
  36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives

Answer key

  1. late
  2. three
  3. a
  4. a
  5. live
  6. in
  7. beach
  8. the
  9. gave
  10. station
  11. played
  12. swim
  13. playing
  14. rises
  15. the
  16. dog
  17. pen
  18. a
  19. river
  20. watching
  21. a
  22. need
  23. to
  24. glass
  25. went
  26. singing
  27. and
  28. in
  29. small
  30. children
  31. met
  32. milk
  33. a
  34. beach
  35. the
  36. my
  37. we
  38. phone
  39. flowers
  40. in

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