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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 672 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
  5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
  6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
  7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
  10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
  11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
  12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
  14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  15. 15.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) shelf
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
  19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
  23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
  24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
  26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
  27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
  28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
  29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
  32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
  34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
  38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
  39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me

Answer key

  1. put
  2. my
  3. book
  4. my
  5. bike
  6. in
  7. train
  8. is
  9. late
  10. song
  11. letter
  12. park
  13. the
  14. new
  15. friend
  16. the
  17. the
  18. and
  19. ate
  20. the
  21. the
  22. a
  23. ride
  24. three
  25. homework
  26. to
  27. born
  28. we
  29. are
  30. she
  31. bus
  32. lives
  33. cup
  34. sleeping
  35. baby
  36. sleeping
  37. reading
  38. I
  39. rises
  40. pen

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