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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 753 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
  2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
  4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
  5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) met
  6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
  7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
  9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
  10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
  13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  14. 14.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
  15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
  16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
  19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
  20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
  21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
  24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
  28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
  30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
  31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) on
  34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
  35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
  38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
  40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf

Answer key

  1. the
  2. late
  3. see
  4. Delhi
  5. met
  6. want
  7. sister
  8. the
  9. the
  10. river
  11. book
  12. the
  13. languages
  14. singing
  15. he
  16. bus
  17. rises
  18. pen
  19. can
  20. tree
  21. moon
  22. the
  23. waited
  24. was
  25. train
  26. homework
  27. team
  28. train
  29. in
  30. class
  31. friend
  32. late
  33. on
  34. want
  35. sun
  36. sun
  37. we
  38. film
  39. the
  40. the

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