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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 91 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
  2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
  3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
  4. 4.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
  5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
  7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) and
  8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
  9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
  11. 11.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
  12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
  16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
  17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
  19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
  21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
  23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
  24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
  25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
  26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
  29. 29.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) at
  31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
  32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
  33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) small
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
  35. 35.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
  37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) village
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
  39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  40. 40.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend

Answer key

  1. station
  2. can
  3. of
  4. film
  5. a
  6. I
  7. red
  8. and
  9. bought
  10. are
  11. grandma
  12. sun
  13. yellow
  14. dog
  15. my
  16. and
  17. mangoes
  18. waited
  19. they
  20. put
  21. the
  22. park
  23. in
  24. going
  25. he
  26. sleeping
  27. playing
  28. moon
  29. dog
  30. met
  31. he
  32. bus
  33. a
  34. I
  35. class
  36. captain
  37. village
  38. I
  39. rises
  40. friend

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