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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 77 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
  5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
  6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
  7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) village
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
  10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
  11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) need
  13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
  14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
  15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
  18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  19. 19.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
  20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
  22. 22.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) in
  23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
  24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
  26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
  27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
  28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) rises
  30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) grandma
  31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
  32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
  36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
  38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
  39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim

Answer key

  1. he
  2. I
  3. live
  4. see
  5. glass
  6. I
  7. the
  8. he
  9. a
  10. we
  11. new
  12. of
  13. is
  14. are
  15. table
  16. dog
  17. went
  18. played
  19. school
  20. new
  21. on
  22. village
  23. song
  24. live
  25. book
  26. a
  27. I
  28. ate
  29. the
  30. grandma
  31. ride
  32. lives
  33. friend
  34. table
  35. playing
  36. languages
  37. in
  38. phone
  39. late
  40. my

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