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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 853 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
  2. 2.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
  8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) a
  9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
  12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
  14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
  16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) east
  17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
  19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
  23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
  26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
  29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  33. 33.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) in
  35. 35.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  36. 36.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
  37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
  38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
  39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
  40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we

Answer key

  1. the
  2. bus
  3. I
  4. Put
  5. table
  6. gave
  7. village
  8. wrote
  9. sweet
  10. phone
  11. ride
  12. sister
  13. a
  14. yellow
  15. in
  16. the
  17. born
  18. my
  19. watching
  20. the
  21. red
  22. need
  23. bought
  24. going
  25. tree
  26. red
  27. he
  28. in
  29. sun
  30. table
  31. are
  32. teacher
  33. ate
  34. in
  35. room
  36. glass
  37. a
  38. played
  39. can
  40. bus

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