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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 899 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
  2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
  3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
  4. 4.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
  10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the
  12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
  14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
  15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
  16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) red
  17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
  23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) three
  24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) flowers
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
  26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
  27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
  29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
  30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
  31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) grandma
  33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
  38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went

Answer key

  1. the
  2. rice
  3. he
  4. table
  5. waited
  6. they
  7. bus
  8. team
  9. the
  10. was
  11. the
  12. yellow
  13. see
  14. are
  15. she
  16. the
  17. tree
  18. friend
  19. train
  20. sweet
  21. dog
  22. beach
  23. can
  24. and
  25. reading
  26. went
  27. pen
  28. flowers
  29. glass
  30. singing
  31. book
  32. a
  33. dog
  34. they
  35. dal
  36. bought
  37. need
  38. born
  39. on
  40. to

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