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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 911 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
  2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
  5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) playing
  7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
  8. 8.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  9. 9.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
  10. 10.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
  12. 12.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
  16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
  17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
  19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
  20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
  22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
  23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
  24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
  25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
  26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
  27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  30. 30.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
  32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
  39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was

Answer key

  1. the
  2. live
  3. cleaned
  4. the
  5. market
  6. the
  7. Sunday
  8. rises
  9. station
  10. Delhi
  11. class
  12. new
  13. pen
  14. book
  15. of
  16. played
  17. the
  18. my
  19. pen
  20. baby
  21. he
  22. the
  23. the
  24. went
  25. closed
  26. bus
  27. small
  28. bus
  29. is
  30. sister
  31. and
  32. film
  33. they
  34. three
  35. she
  36. sweet
  37. dog
  38. need
  39. milk
  40. late

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