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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 560 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) lives
  2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
  3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
  4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
  7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) Put
  9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) dal
  10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
  11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
  13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) a
  15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
  16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) sun
  18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
  19. 19.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) languages
  21. 21.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) and
  23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
  24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
  27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
  28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
  29. 29.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
  30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
  31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
  33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
  34. 34.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
  36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
  38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
  39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
  40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want

Answer key

  1. in
  2. cup
  3. tree
  4. bus
  5. lives
  6. the
  7. speak
  8. in
  9. and
  10. bus
  11. cleaned
  12. a
  13. languages
  14. village
  15. in
  16. sun
  17. in
  18. team
  19. watching
  20. can
  21. pen
  22. and
  23. met
  24. train
  25. is
  26. a
  27. want
  28. singing
  29. kite
  30. Sunday
  31. we
  32. tea
  33. he
  34. sweet
  35. in
  36. moon
  37. we
  38. children
  39. of
  40. want

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