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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 850 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
  2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
  3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) wrote
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) station
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) closed
  6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
  7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
  8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
  9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
  10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
  12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
  13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
  14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) to
  15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) want
  19. 19.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
  20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
  21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
  22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  23. 23.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
  24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
  25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
  27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
  28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
  30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) fridge
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) Delhi
  32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
  33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
  35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
  39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  40. 40.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class

Answer key

  1. of
  2. in
  3. a
  4. at
  5. the
  6. Put
  7. we
  8. closed
  9. moon
  10. my
  11. a
  12. bought
  13. she
  14. wrote
  15. train
  16. sweet
  17. cup
  18. a
  19. bus
  20. going
  21. homework
  22. the
  23. song
  24. I
  25. went
  26. team
  27. born
  28. baby
  29. waited
  30. in
  31. in
  32. need
  33. market
  34. languages
  35. train
  36. are
  37. new
  38. singing
  39. rises
  40. class

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