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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 884 · 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 need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) teacher
  3. 3.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) the
  5. 5.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
  6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
  9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
  10. 10.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
  11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
  14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
  17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) tea
  18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
  24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) water
  25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
  26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
  27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
  28. 28.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
  29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
  30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) phone
  32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  35. 35.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
  37. 37.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
  38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
  39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of

Answer key

  1. a
  2. the
  3. watching
  4. the
  5. film
  6. late
  7. late
  8. children
  9. Sunday
  10. moon
  11. rain
  12. park
  13. kite
  14. room
  15. I
  16. put
  17. of
  18. gave
  19. tree
  20. is
  21. yellow
  22. Put
  23. lives
  24. of
  25. need
  26. going
  27. tree
  28. team
  29. I
  30. my
  31. she
  32. the
  33. room
  34. sister
  35. mangoes
  36. she
  37. flowers
  38. shelf
  39. bike
  40. want

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