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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 728 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
  3. 3.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  5. 5.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
  6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
  7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
  9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
  14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
  16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
  17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) I (c) met
  18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
  19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
  20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
  25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
  27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
  28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
  29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) at
  30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
  31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
  34. 34.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) red
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my

Answer key

  1. the
  2. rain
  3. teacher
  4. late
  5. gave
  6. need
  7. Delhi
  8. late
  9. we
  10. my
  11. friend
  12. reading
  13. red
  14. for
  15. in
  16. village
  17. I
  18. class
  19. the
  20. sister
  21. closed
  22. of
  23. to
  24. water
  25. homework
  26. captain
  27. the
  28. playing
  29. met
  30. he
  31. was
  32. new
  33. rice
  34. beach
  35. cleaned
  36. is
  37. Put
  38. homework
  39. the
  40. friend

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