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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 727 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  5. 5.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
  11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  12. 12.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
  14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
  16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
  19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
  21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  22. 22.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
  23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
  26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
  27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) in
  29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
  30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
  32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) the
  33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
  35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
  37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) shelf
  40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she

Answer key

  1. phone
  2. rises
  3. my
  4. sun
  5. dal
  6. train
  7. grandma
  8. sweet
  9. he
  10. tree
  11. table
  12. cleaned
  13. tea
  14. fridge
  15. moon
  16. bus
  17. Put
  18. my
  19. to
  20. she
  21. three
  22. kite
  23. team
  24. sister
  25. going
  26. beach
  27. gave
  28. in
  29. a
  30. live
  31. the
  32. the
  33. of
  34. waited
  35. friend
  36. for
  37. she
  38. new
  39. the
  40. languages

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