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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 858 · 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 can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
  2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
  3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was
  4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
  7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
  8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) the
  9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
  12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
  14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
  16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) tea
  20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
  24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
  25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
  27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
  28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
  29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
  30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
  32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
  33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) to
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
  35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
  36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
  38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
  39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they

Answer key

  1. a
  2. they
  3. village
  4. Put
  5. the
  6. park
  7. moon
  8. the
  9. is
  10. glass
  11. ride
  12. sweet
  13. room
  14. pen
  15. room
  16. was
  17. swim
  18. book
  19. of
  20. baby
  21. in
  22. we
  23. the
  24. he
  25. fridge
  26. is
  27. need
  28. she
  29. we
  30. was
  31. Delhi
  32. bus
  33. going
  34. in
  35. gave
  36. rises
  37. for
  38. children
  39. new
  40. live

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