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Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 931 · 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) was (b) village (c) he
  2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
  7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
  8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  9. 9.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
  10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  11. 11.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
  12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
  15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
  16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
  18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
  19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
  20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
  21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
  23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
  25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
  26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
  27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  28. 28.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
  29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
  31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
  33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
  34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
  35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) yellow
  39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in

Answer key

  1. village
  2. cricket
  3. sweet
  4. train
  5. sweet
  6. tea
  7. the
  8. table
  9. flowers
  10. three
  11. gave
  12. late
  13. table
  14. late
  15. me
  16. waited
  17. ride
  18. a
  19. book
  20. a
  21. of
  22. cricket
  23. to
  24. reading
  25. shop
  26. a
  27. mangoes
  28. team
  29. ate
  30. the
  31. was
  32. for
  33. film
  34. the
  35. children
  36. train
  37. the
  38. are
  39. yellow
  40. friend

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