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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 578 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
  5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
  6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) yellow
  7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
  8. 8.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
  9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
  10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) met
  16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
  18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
  19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
  24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
  25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
  26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
  27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
  28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
  34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
  35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
  36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
  37. 37.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
  38. 38.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
  40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal

Answer key

  1. swim
  2. train
  3. tree
  4. in
  5. I
  6. are
  7. team
  8. ate
  9. class
  10. she
  11. the
  12. yellow
  13. dog
  14. want
  15. at
  16. is
  17. met
  18. bus
  19. table
  20. film
  21. to
  22. phone
  23. can
  24. the
  25. beach
  26. waited
  27. are
  28. yellow
  29. three
  30. reading
  31. the
  32. new
  33. need
  34. keys
  35. water
  36. singing
  37. song
  38. sister
  39. our
  40. we

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