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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 913 · 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 was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
  2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
  4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
  5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) met
  8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
  9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
  10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
  11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
  13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
  14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
  15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
  16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
  19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
  20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
  21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
  22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
  23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) in
  26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
  28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
  29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
  30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
  32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) my
  34. 34.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) in
  38. 38.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
  40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a

Answer key

  1. village
  2. table
  3. pen
  4. park
  5. sun
  6. cleaned
  7. at
  8. I
  9. live
  10. us
  11. the
  12. on
  13. and
  14. went
  15. are
  16. waited
  17. east
  18. dal
  19. team
  20. the
  21. a
  22. to
  23. baby
  24. room
  25. in
  26. lives
  27. born
  28. ride
  29. a
  30. train
  31. shelf
  32. we
  33. cousin
  34. want
  35. cleaned
  36. the
  37. in
  38. yellow
  39. singing
  40. new

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