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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 561 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) closed
  4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
  5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
  6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
  8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
  10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
  12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
  14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
  16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
  17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) a
  18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
  19. 19.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
  20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
  22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
  23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
  24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
  25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) he
  26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
  27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
  28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
  29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) village
  32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
  35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
  37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) tea
  38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
  40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote

Answer key

  1. shelf
  2. sleeping
  3. on
  4. put
  5. we
  6. the
  7. book
  8. I
  9. of
  10. river
  11. closed
  12. for
  13. in
  14. late
  15. tree
  16. the
  17. village
  18. yellow
  19. class
  20. the
  21. the
  22. the
  23. cricket
  24. our
  25. small
  26. the
  27. children
  28. Put
  29. class
  30. the
  31. village
  32. east
  33. dog
  34. captain
  35. rice
  36. see
  37. I
  38. is
  39. flowers
  40. wrote

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