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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 882 · 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) a (b) pen (c) he
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
  3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
  4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
  5. 5.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
  7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
  8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
  9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
  10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
  12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
  13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) is
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
  15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
  16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  19. 19.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
  20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
  21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
  22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
  23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) grandma
  24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
  25. 25.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  26. 26.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
  27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
  28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
  30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
  34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
  38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
  39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) a
  40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book

Answer key

  1. pen
  2. singing
  3. we
  4. cup
  5. playing
  6. water
  7. going
  8. met
  9. my
  10. the
  11. song
  12. school
  13. is
  14. to
  15. and
  16. tree
  17. new
  18. the
  19. flowers
  20. reading
  21. me
  22. late
  23. my
  24. I
  25. bought
  26. in
  27. children
  28. she
  29. river
  30. cricket
  31. sun
  32. see
  33. waited
  34. speak
  35. in
  36. late
  37. tea
  38. the
  39. grandma
  40. book

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