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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 869 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
  4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
  8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) water
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
  11. 11.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
  12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
  13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
  15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
  17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
  18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
  20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
  24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
  25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
  27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  30. 30.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
  31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
  32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
  33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
  37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
  38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
  40. 40.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the

Answer key

  1. the
  2. played
  3. a
  4. yellow
  5. tree
  6. late
  7. shop
  8. of
  9. of
  10. in
  11. going
  12. cousin
  13. baby
  14. tea
  15. see
  16. reading
  17. the
  18. sleeping
  19. the
  20. lives
  21. sun
  22. speak
  23. we
  24. going
  25. book
  26. he
  27. glass
  28. train
  29. bought
  30. flowers
  31. beach
  32. keys
  33. is
  34. cleaned
  35. pen
  36. a
  37. for
  38. sleeping
  39. she
  40. homework

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