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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 713 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
  3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
  4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
  5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
  7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) class
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
  11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
  12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
  13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
  14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
  15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  16. 16.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) the
  17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
  18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) small
  19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) water
  20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
  21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
  22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
  23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
  24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
  25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
  27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
  28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
  29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
  32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
  35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) park
  38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) is
  40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet

Answer key

  1. yellow
  2. song
  3. we
  4. need
  5. east
  6. is
  7. dog
  8. sister
  9. was
  10. class
  11. book
  12. school
  13. the
  14. flowers
  15. bus
  16. keys
  17. he
  18. in
  19. of
  20. in
  21. the
  22. team
  23. they
  24. played
  25. sweet
  26. us
  27. is
  28. the
  29. a
  30. train
  31. yellow
  32. lives
  33. singing
  34. going
  35. bus
  36. the
  37. we
  38. are
  39. is
  40. sweet

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