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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 732 · 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.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
  3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives
  5. 5.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
  8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
  10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
  11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
  13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
  14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
  15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
  19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) met
  20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
  23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
  25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) tea
  28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
  32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
  33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
  34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
  35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
  37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
  38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
  39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
  40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet

Answer key

  1. mangoes
  2. the
  3. team
  4. in
  5. east
  6. dog
  7. song
  8. cricket
  9. a
  10. the
  11. phone
  12. I
  13. are
  14. see
  15. born
  16. sweet
  17. live
  18. us
  19. met
  20. she
  21. dal
  22. she
  23. ate
  24. she
  25. yellow
  26. school
  27. of
  28. are
  29. ride
  30. Put
  31. need
  32. park
  33. our
  34. me
  35. sister
  36. he
  37. children
  38. a
  39. we
  40. the

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