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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 654 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
  5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
  6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
  7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
  8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  12. 12.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
  14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
  16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) red
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
  26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
  28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
  29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
  31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) met
  32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
  36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
  39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) village
  40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is

Answer key

  1. water
  2. a
  3. market
  4. and
  5. I
  6. he
  7. waited
  8. going
  9. and
  10. class
  11. was
  12. phone
  13. gave
  14. three
  15. film
  16. table
  17. bought
  18. we
  19. friend
  20. was
  21. played
  22. the
  23. cleaned
  24. the
  25. keys
  26. they
  27. Sunday
  28. I
  29. singing
  30. we
  31. at
  32. moon
  33. table
  34. a
  35. a
  36. Put
  37. rises
  38. are
  39. village
  40. is

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