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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 843 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
  2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
  4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
  5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
  6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
  7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) shop
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
  10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
  12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
  13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
  14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
  15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) my
  18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
  21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
  27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
  28. 28.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
  29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
  33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
  36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) a
  37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) teacher
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
  39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
  40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in

Answer key

  1. lives
  2. dog
  3. cricket
  4. red
  5. gave
  6. my
  7. on
  8. new
  9. going
  10. the
  11. captain
  12. late
  13. the
  14. cousin
  15. going
  16. reading
  17. my
  18. sister
  19. table
  20. tea
  21. dal
  22. swim
  23. of
  24. waited
  25. dog
  26. film
  27. he
  28. fridge
  29. milk
  30. late
  31. bus
  32. born
  33. the
  34. homework
  35. rain
  36. grandma
  37. the
  38. she
  39. in
  40. playing

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