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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 809 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
  3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
  7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
  8. 8.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) tea
  11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
  14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
  16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
  18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
  19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
  20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
  24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
  27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
  31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
  34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
  35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
  36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
  37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
  40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room

Answer key

  1. ride
  2. singing
  3. teacher
  4. cleaned
  5. milk
  6. water
  7. my
  8. late
  9. yellow
  10. a
  11. she
  12. late
  13. class
  14. sun
  15. film
  16. she
  17. they
  18. market
  19. friend
  20. waited
  21. he
  22. song
  23. the
  24. bus
  25. a
  26. is
  27. river
  28. the
  29. dog
  30. the
  31. need
  32. the
  33. played
  34. shop
  35. put
  36. grandma
  37. phone
  38. Put
  39. shelf
  40. we

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