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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 588 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
  2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) was (c) born
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
  4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
  5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
  6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
  8. 8.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
  14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
  16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
  17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) rice
  21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
  22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
  25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
  27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
  28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
  32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
  35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
  36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went

Answer key

  1. they
  2. was
  3. the
  4. kite
  5. a
  6. table
  7. want
  8. lives
  9. speak
  10. pen
  11. late
  12. swim
  13. water
  14. mangoes
  15. he
  16. born
  17. in
  18. of
  19. milk
  20. we
  21. played
  22. going
  23. gave
  24. teacher
  25. rises
  26. glass
  27. closed
  28. dog
  29. the
  30. fridge
  31. a
  32. closed
  33. park
  34. reading
  35. watching
  36. lives
  37. speak
  38. room
  39. I
  40. went

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