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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 617 · 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 was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) he
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
  3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
  4. 4.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  5. 5.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
  6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) yellow
  9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
  11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
  14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
  15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
  16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
  18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
  20. 20.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
  21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
  23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) cricket
  24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
  25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
  26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
  27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
  28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
  29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
  35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
  36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
  37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
  40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we

Answer key

  1. small
  2. singing
  3. they
  4. friend
  5. captain
  6. three
  7. cleaned
  8. is
  9. yellow
  10. he
  11. three
  12. was
  13. pen
  14. flowers
  15. kite
  16. Put
  17. watching
  18. kite
  19. a
  20. late
  21. bought
  22. late
  23. we
  24. in
  25. the
  26. we
  27. need
  28. cup
  29. yellow
  30. train
  31. new
  32. are
  33. going
  34. in
  35. a
  36. beach
  37. we
  38. speak
  39. can
  40. played

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