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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 87 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) flowers (c) red
  10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
  12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
  15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
  16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
  18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
  20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my
  22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
  23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
  24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
  25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
  29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) fridge
  30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
  31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
  32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
  33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
  34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) school
  37. 37.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
  39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
  40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma

Answer key

  1. lives
  2. we
  3. gave
  4. red
  5. bought
  6. train
  7. in
  8. late
  9. are
  10. speak
  11. song
  12. late
  13. new
  14. cricket
  15. he
  16. rises
  17. can
  18. gave
  19. ride
  20. room
  21. wrote
  22. cup
  23. want
  24. met
  25. Put
  26. she
  27. a
  28. going
  29. the
  30. late
  31. a
  32. in
  33. the
  34. waited
  35. cleaned
  36. our
  37. see
  38. see
  39. met
  40. grandma

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