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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 661 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
  2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
  4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) in (c) lives
  6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
  10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
  11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
  14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
  17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
  19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
  20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) he
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
  23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) born
  24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
  28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
  33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
  36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
  38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
  40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) cousin

Answer key

  1. played
  2. east
  3. book
  4. the
  5. in
  6. the
  7. friend
  8. ate
  9. captain
  10. he
  11. glass
  12. bus
  13. film
  14. going
  15. class
  16. of
  17. the
  18. tea
  19. met
  20. he
  21. she
  22. flowers
  23. in
  24. gave
  25. late
  26. the
  27. can
  28. fridge
  29. ride
  30. station
  31. three
  32. can
  33. mangoes
  34. east
  35. bus
  36. phone
  37. a
  38. yellow
  39. beach
  40. my

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