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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 781 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
  2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) small
  3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) the
  5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
  8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
  9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
  10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
  12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) village
  13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
  16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
  18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
  19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
  22. 22.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
  26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
  28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
  30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
  31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) cousin
  34. 34.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) met
  35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my

Answer key

  1. are
  2. he
  3. she
  4. cousin
  5. was
  6. bus
  7. a
  8. we
  9. I
  10. baby
  11. market
  12. in
  13. the
  14. live
  15. went
  16. gave
  17. see
  18. our
  19. sister
  20. cleaned
  21. singing
  22. sweet
  23. baby
  24. pen
  25. playing
  26. dog
  27. kite
  28. table
  29. cousin
  30. station
  31. book
  32. bus
  33. at
  34. met
  35. Delhi
  36. kite
  37. swim
  38. late
  39. going
  40. lives

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