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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 878 · 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.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
  2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) languages
  3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
  5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
  6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
  11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
  15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
  16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
  17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
  22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) shelf
  23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  25. 25.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
  27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
  30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
  31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) closed
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
  34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
  35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
  36. 36.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) my (c) friend
  40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my

Answer key

  1. gave
  2. she
  3. ate
  4. the
  5. phone
  6. the
  7. a
  8. sleeping
  9. was
  10. a
  11. river
  12. train
  13. late
  14. tea
  15. going
  16. bike
  17. he
  18. tree
  19. the
  20. the
  21. shop
  22. the
  23. three
  24. a
  25. cleaned
  26. in
  27. sleeping
  28. class
  29. the
  30. need
  31. the
  32. is
  33. she
  34. born
  35. team
  36. glass
  37. mangoes
  38. mangoes
  39. my
  40. friend

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