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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 808 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
  2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
  3. 3.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
  5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
  6. 6.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
  7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
  12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
  15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) in
  17. 17.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
  20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
  24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
  25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
  32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
  33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) village
  34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) the
  35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) born
  37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. a
  3. team
  4. I
  5. played
  6. ride
  7. sweet
  8. the
  9. dog
  10. reading
  11. a
  12. late
  13. late
  14. the
  15. Delhi
  16. in
  17. singing
  18. milk
  19. wrote
  20. rice
  21. they
  22. mangoes
  23. went
  24. our
  25. sun
  26. sister
  27. a
  28. room
  29. gave
  30. the
  31. can
  32. see
  33. village
  34. station
  35. me
  36. a
  37. teacher
  38. went
  39. he
  40. my

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