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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 712 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
  2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
  4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  5. 5.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
  7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
  10. 10.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
  11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
  14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
  16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
  17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
  18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
  20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
  22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
  23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) met
  26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a
  28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
  29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
  31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
  35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
  36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
  38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  40. 40.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she

Answer key

  1. gave
  2. yellow
  3. he
  4. swim
  5. three
  6. of
  7. to
  8. gave
  9. can
  10. cousin
  11. moon
  12. the
  13. in
  14. Delhi
  15. our
  16. are
  17. are
  18. shelf
  19. bike
  20. a
  21. need
  22. met
  23. swim
  24. tree
  25. at
  26. the
  27. a
  28. us
  29. the
  30. is
  31. sleeping
  32. rice
  33. closed
  34. water
  35. captain
  36. new
  37. glass
  38. Delhi
  39. he
  40. late

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