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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 662 · 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 are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
  7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
  8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
  9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
  12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
  14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
  18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
  19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
  20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
  21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) flowers
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
  27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  32. 32.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
  34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
  35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
  40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping

Answer key

  1. to
  2. we
  3. table
  4. friend
  5. sister
  6. playing
  7. closed
  8. the
  9. market
  10. sweet
  11. they
  12. Delhi
  13. watching
  14. bus
  15. gave
  16. dog
  17. team
  18. we
  19. water
  20. cousin
  21. are
  22. we
  23. was
  24. late
  25. swim
  26. tea
  27. a
  28. village
  29. homework
  30. new
  31. the
  32. homework
  33. going
  34. she
  35. the
  36. Delhi
  37. gave
  38. us
  39. a
  40. the

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