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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 715 · 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) gave (b) a (c) me
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
  3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
  4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
  6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
  10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  11. 11.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
  14. 14.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
  16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
  17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
  19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
  20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
  21. 21.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
  22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
  23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
  24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
  26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
  28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
  29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
  31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
  33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) we
  34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
  35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
  36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) cup
  37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) yellow
  39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the

Answer key

  1. gave
  2. the
  3. in
  4. school
  5. yellow
  6. yellow
  7. late
  8. teacher
  9. tree
  10. Put
  11. film
  12. dog
  13. playing
  14. class
  15. Delhi
  16. a
  17. sweet
  18. of
  19. met
  20. park
  21. need
  22. bus
  23. and
  24. they
  25. book
  26. the
  27. we
  28. playing
  29. swim
  30. can
  31. table
  32. rises
  33. we
  34. the
  35. played
  36. a
  37. to
  38. is
  39. the
  40. market

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