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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 804 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  3. 3.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
  9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) sun
  10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  11. 11.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
  12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) I
  13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) cricket
  14. 14.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
  16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
  17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
  18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
  20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) can
  21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
  26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
  27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
  28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
  29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
  30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
  32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
  35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
  37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a

Answer key

  1. the
  2. she
  3. captain
  4. the
  5. song
  6. class
  7. lives
  8. children
  9. in
  10. singing
  11. want
  12. I
  13. the
  14. late
  15. water
  16. cousin
  17. we
  18. sleeping
  19. they
  20. can
  21. gave
  22. ride
  23. is
  24. sweet
  25. went
  26. need
  27. watching
  28. the
  29. beach
  30. my
  31. the
  32. she
  33. a
  34. a
  35. late
  36. the
  37. the
  38. new
  39. late
  40. ride

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