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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 579 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
  2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
  3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
  4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
  5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
  7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
  10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
  11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  12. 12.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
  13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
  14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
  16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
  17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
  18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
  19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  21. 21.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
  22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
  23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
  27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) grandma
  28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
  29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
  30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
  31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) flowers
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
  34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
  35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) I
  36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
  39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and

Answer key

  1. the
  2. he
  3. film
  4. played
  5. the
  6. cricket
  7. in
  8. he
  9. want
  10. the
  11. table
  12. grandma
  13. team
  14. going
  15. bike
  16. in
  17. she
  18. the
  19. room
  20. the
  21. playing
  22. beach
  23. table
  24. Delhi
  25. languages
  26. pen
  27. grandma
  28. shop
  29. in
  30. kite
  31. swim
  32. the
  33. friend
  34. she
  35. cousin
  36. speak
  37. bought
  38. tree
  39. train
  40. ate

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