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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 906 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
  2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
  3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
  4. 4.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
  6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  7. 7.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
  8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
  10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
  11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
  12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
  14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
  16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
  19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
  21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
  22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
  24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
  25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) I
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
  29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) are
  30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
  31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
  32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
  33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
  34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
  39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) the

Answer key

  1. book
  2. captain
  3. ride
  4. mangoes
  5. tree
  6. dog
  7. going
  8. bus
  9. reading
  10. she
  11. bike
  12. class
  13. the
  14. late
  15. he
  16. gave
  17. Delhi
  18. kite
  19. river
  20. tea
  21. new
  22. they
  23. was
  24. film
  25. wrote
  26. she
  27. ate
  28. shelf
  29. are
  30. market
  31. at
  32. we
  33. song
  34. sister
  35. new
  36. we
  37. speak
  38. bought
  39. phone
  40. the

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