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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 79 · 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.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) want
  4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain
  7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
  9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
  17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
  18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
  22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
  23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) water
  26. 26.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
  27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
  29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) water
  31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
  32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
  33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
  35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  36. 36.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
  37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
  39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
  40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the

Answer key

  1. played
  2. sleeping
  3. of
  4. dog
  5. friend
  6. captain
  7. is
  8. was
  9. friend
  10. sister
  11. sister
  12. ate
  13. the
  14. I
  15. baby
  16. see
  17. school
  18. film
  19. gave
  20. red
  21. cousin
  22. in
  23. homework
  24. gave
  25. of
  26. moon
  27. late
  28. east
  29. they
  30. a
  31. the
  32. singing
  33. they
  34. kite
  35. sun
  36. bus
  37. mangoes
  38. in
  39. the
  40. the

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