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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 891 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  2. 2.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
  5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
  8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
  10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
  11. 11.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
  12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
  13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
  14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
  15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
  16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) to (c) grandma
  18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
  20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
  22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
  24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
  26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
  27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
  28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
  29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
  31. 31.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
  33. 33.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
  38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) glass
  39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) he
  40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a

Answer key

  1. dal
  2. live
  3. sleeping
  4. need
  5. teacher
  6. a
  7. of
  8. speak
  9. red
  10. on
  11. waited
  12. waited
  13. east
  14. the
  15. shelf
  16. swim
  17. to
  18. yellow
  19. I
  20. she
  21. gave
  22. a
  23. is
  24. lives
  25. for
  26. we
  27. bike
  28. team
  29. wrote
  30. is
  31. phone
  32. a
  33. friend
  34. table
  35. pen
  36. in
  37. film
  38. I
  39. he
  40. watching

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