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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 656 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
  2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
  3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
  4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
  5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
  6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) wrote
  7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
  9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
  10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
  12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
  13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
  14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
  15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
  17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) born
  18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
  19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) Sunday
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) cup
  22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
  31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
  33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
  35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
  37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
  39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a

Answer key

  1. need
  2. lives
  3. gave
  4. in
  5. small
  6. to
  7. we
  8. she
  9. ride
  10. river
  11. I
  12. for
  13. flowers
  14. I
  15. swim
  16. languages
  17. born
  18. the
  19. speak
  20. on
  21. I
  22. dal
  23. a
  24. train
  25. bus
  26. ride
  27. a
  28. mangoes
  29. bike
  30. met
  31. sleeping
  32. beach
  33. table
  34. shop
  35. new
  36. rain
  37. sleeping
  38. of
  39. phone
  40. cup

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