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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 953 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
  3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
  5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
  7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
  10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
  11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
  12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
  15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
  18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) letter
  19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
  23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
  24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
  27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
  28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
  29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
  30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
  33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
  34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
  36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave
  37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
  38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
  40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late

Answer key

  1. watching
  2. she
  3. moon
  4. I
  5. late
  6. moon
  7. ate
  8. keys
  9. is
  10. I
  11. was
  12. table
  13. to
  14. singing
  15. room
  16. gave
  17. film
  18. my
  19. I
  20. the
  21. baby
  22. a
  23. on
  24. mangoes
  25. of
  26. playing
  27. bus
  28. Sunday
  29. Delhi
  30. are
  31. homework
  32. flowers
  33. put
  34. the
  35. song
  36. the
  37. for
  38. can
  39. going
  40. late

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