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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 822 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
  3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
  5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
  8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
  10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
  12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
  14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
  15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) village
  17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
  18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  19. 19.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
  22. 22.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
  25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) of
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
  32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) Sunday
  33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
  34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives

Answer key

  1. languages
  2. tree
  3. need
  4. class
  5. homework
  6. bought
  7. late
  8. kite
  9. is
  10. the
  11. captain
  12. milk
  13. team
  14. watching
  15. dog
  16. village
  17. bike
  18. sister
  19. ate
  20. east
  21. can
  22. room
  23. cleaned
  24. can
  25. sun
  26. east
  27. of
  28. to
  29. the
  30. gave
  31. can
  32. the
  33. children
  34. rain
  35. the
  36. see
  37. a
  38. live
  39. rice
  40. in

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