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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 739 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
  5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
  9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
  10. 10.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
  12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
  13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
  14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
  15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
  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) of (b) need (c) water
  19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
  24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
  25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
  26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
  29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  31. 31.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
  33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
  35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
  36. 36.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
  40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite

Answer key

  1. school
  2. mangoes
  3. the
  4. need
  5. was
  6. mangoes
  7. yellow
  8. water
  9. us
  10. see
  11. in
  12. in
  13. the
  14. is
  15. ate
  16. film
  17. sweet
  18. of
  19. reading
  20. keys
  21. cup
  22. we
  23. a
  24. lives
  25. the
  26. bus
  27. phone
  28. went
  29. three
  30. waited
  31. sun
  32. flowers
  33. yellow
  34. need
  35. red
  36. cleaned
  37. watching
  38. sister
  39. my
  40. kite

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