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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 968 · 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.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
  2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
  5. 5.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
  6. 6.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
  9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
  11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
  12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
  14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
  18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) in
  19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
  22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
  23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
  26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
  29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
  32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) on
  33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
  36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
  38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
  39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we

Answer key

  1. grandma
  2. they
  3. park
  4. we
  5. late
  6. reading
  7. speak
  8. a
  9. need
  10. table
  11. market
  12. was
  13. bus
  14. was
  15. teacher
  16. he
  17. the
  18. in
  19. late
  20. east
  21. kite
  22. keys
  23. sun
  24. sister
  25. glass
  26. Delhi
  27. bought
  28. red
  29. a
  30. are
  31. water
  32. on
  33. I
  34. rises
  35. the
  36. swim
  37. is
  38. homework
  39. train
  40. we

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