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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 895 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
  2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
  4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
  5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
  8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
  9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
  11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
  15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
  19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  21. 21.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
  23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
  24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
  25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  26. 26.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
  27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
  28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
  31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
  32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
  33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  35. 35.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon

Answer key

  1. cup
  2. live
  3. he
  4. yellow
  5. sleeping
  6. friend
  7. want
  8. they
  9. swim
  10. book
  11. reading
  12. dog
  13. is
  14. is
  15. shelf
  16. the
  17. I
  18. for
  19. was
  20. the
  21. mangoes
  22. are
  23. cricket
  24. played
  25. singing
  26. moon
  27. fridge
  28. rises
  29. ride
  30. red
  31. to
  32. I
  33. live
  34. to
  35. went
  36. sun
  37. sleeping
  38. new
  39. put
  40. the

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