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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 802 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
  2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
  5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
  6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  8. 8.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
  9. 9.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
  10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
  13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
  15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
  16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
  18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
  19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
  20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
  21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
  25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
  27. 27.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
  32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
  33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
  34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
  35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) Put
  36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  38. 38.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
  40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new

Answer key

  1. ate
  2. keys
  3. late
  4. I
  5. see
  6. friend
  7. they
  8. cousin
  9. shelf
  10. sun
  11. the
  12. my
  13. we
  14. on
  15. a
  16. the
  17. wrote
  18. small
  19. I
  20. waited
  21. three
  22. live
  23. late
  24. children
  25. room
  26. class
  27. friend
  28. homework
  29. cleaned
  30. east
  31. moon
  32. gave
  33. the
  34. dal
  35. in
  36. speak
  37. rice
  38. sister
  39. reading
  40. a

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