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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 777 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
  2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
  3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) rises
  4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
  7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
  10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
  12. 12.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) my
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
  17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
  20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
  22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
  23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
  25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) at
  27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
  28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
  30. 30.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
  31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
  32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
  33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
  34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
  35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
  36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
  37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. shelf
  3. in
  4. to
  5. sister
  6. yellow
  7. fridge
  8. sweet
  9. the
  10. want
  11. at
  12. ride
  13. kite
  14. he
  15. my
  16. book
  17. bike
  18. Delhi
  19. bike
  20. is
  21. cricket
  22. tea
  23. table
  24. my
  25. mangoes
  26. met
  27. bus
  28. sweet
  29. Delhi
  30. bus
  31. park
  32. we
  33. cricket
  34. singing
  35. village
  36. flowers
  37. waited
  38. sun
  39. moon
  40. glass

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