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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 803 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
  4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
  5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
  6. 6.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
  8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
  9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
  13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
  17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
  19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) a
  20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  21. 21.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
  23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
  24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
  25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
  27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
  29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
  30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) in
  32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
  34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
  36. 36.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
  40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. homework
  3. market
  4. rain
  5. they
  6. rises
  7. tree
  8. the
  9. cleaned
  10. singing
  11. table
  12. water
  13. lives
  14. we
  15. dal
  16. the
  17. cousin
  18. I
  19. wrote
  20. sister
  21. class
  22. of
  23. the
  24. beach
  25. she
  26. glass
  27. train
  28. he
  29. to
  30. languages
  31. village
  32. gave
  33. we
  34. dog
  35. team
  36. Sunday
  37. phone
  38. sleeping
  39. class
  40. tea

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