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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 949 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
  2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
  3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
  4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
  5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
  6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) water
  8. 8.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
  9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  11. 11.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
  13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
  15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
  16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
  17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) the
  23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
  25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
  26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  28. 28.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
  32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
  33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  34. 34.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
  36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the

Answer key

  1. us
  2. rice
  3. met
  4. children
  5. was
  6. my
  7. a
  8. in
  9. singing
  10. sister
  11. want
  12. park
  13. late
  14. and
  15. water
  16. shop
  17. dal
  18. tea
  19. tea
  20. gave
  21. kite
  22. red
  23. they
  24. singing
  25. keys
  26. letter
  27. cleaned
  28. ate
  29. bike
  30. we
  31. in
  32. pen
  33. rice
  34. swim
  35. closed
  36. a
  37. milk
  38. he
  39. is
  40. see

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