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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 707 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
  2. 2.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my
  3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
  4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
  6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) rice
  7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
  8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
  9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
  10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) playing
  11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
  12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) water
  14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
  18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
  19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
  20. 20.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
  24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) the
  26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
  27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
  30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
  31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
  32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
  34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
  35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) water
  38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
  40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he

Answer key

  1. I
  2. wrote
  3. we
  4. my
  5. put
  6. we
  7. the
  8. my
  9. gave
  10. in
  11. team
  12. bike
  13. of
  14. we
  15. cleaned
  16. the
  17. kite
  18. for
  19. singing
  20. mangoes
  21. friend
  22. swim
  23. flowers
  24. yellow
  25. the
  26. tree
  27. song
  28. see
  29. going
  30. kite
  31. beach
  32. bus
  33. he
  34. in
  35. gave
  36. village
  37. a
  38. rice
  39. in
  40. he

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