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Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. tree
  2. captain
  3. speak
  4. the
  5. station
  6. reading
  7. tree
  8. a
  9. are
  10. going
  11. my
  12. ate
  13. sun
  14. went
  15. red
  16. singing
  17. moon
  18. lives
  19. wrote
  20. they
  21. gave
  22. dog
  23. singing
  24. need
  25. born
  26. a
  27. in
  28. in
  29. the
  30. kite
  31. the
  32. east
  33. in
  34. was
  35. born
  36. the
  37. the
  38. cricket
  39. phone
  40. we

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