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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 714 · 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 waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
  2. 2.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
  3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
  4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) grandma
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
  6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
  7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
  8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
  9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
  11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) flowers
  17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
  19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
  26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) tea
  27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
  28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
  29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
  30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
  32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
  34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
  36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
  38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they

Answer key

  1. waited
  2. bike
  3. to
  4. to
  5. was
  6. can
  7. met
  8. see
  9. school
  10. need
  11. rises
  12. my
  13. the
  14. train
  15. mangoes
  16. the
  17. train
  18. kite
  19. park
  20. waited
  21. flowers
  22. park
  23. for
  24. teacher
  25. market
  26. of
  27. yellow
  28. in
  29. team
  30. class
  31. a
  32. rain
  33. bus
  34. moon
  35. teacher
  36. live
  37. rice
  38. sleeping
  39. for
  40. they

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