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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 801 · 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 live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
  4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
  5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
  7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
  9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) born
  10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) station
  11. 11.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
  14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
  16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
  17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
  23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
  24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
  27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) rain (c) children
  28. 28.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
  32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
  34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
  36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
  37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
  38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we

Answer key

  1. they
  2. I
  3. shelf
  4. moon
  5. Sunday
  6. bike
  7. book
  8. gave
  9. he
  10. I
  11. river
  12. bought
  13. I
  14. we
  15. the
  16. to
  17. ate
  18. class
  19. train
  20. sister
  21. going
  22. the
  23. went
  24. late
  25. lives
  26. she
  27. are
  28. sleeping
  29. late
  30. train
  31. waited
  32. gave
  33. class
  34. lives
  35. we
  36. a
  37. bike
  38. room
  39. watching
  40. beach

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