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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 76 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
  2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
  5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
  8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
  9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
  14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) on
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
  16. 16.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) letter
  18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
  20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
  21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
  22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
  24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
  25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
  26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
  29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
  30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
  33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
  34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
  35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
  38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
  39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we

Answer key

  1. the
  2. are
  3. speak
  4. we
  5. train
  6. sweet
  7. can
  8. the
  9. my
  10. played
  11. swim
  12. kite
  13. a
  14. on
  15. baby
  16. waited
  17. letter
  18. table
  19. Delhi
  20. red
  21. reading
  22. table
  23. a
  24. a
  25. glass
  26. a
  27. went
  28. reading
  29. singing
  30. singing
  31. was
  32. a
  33. he
  34. cricket
  35. I
  36. cleaned
  37. beach
  38. film
  39. fridge
  40. waited

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