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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 997 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal
  3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
  5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
  8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
  11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
  15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
  16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
  17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
  18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
  19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
  23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
  24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) met
  27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
  28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
  29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
  31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
  33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
  34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
  36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
  37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
  39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
  40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she

Answer key

  1. cleaned
  2. we
  3. a
  4. they
  5. school
  6. the
  7. is
  8. to
  9. friend
  10. the
  11. my
  12. to
  13. was
  14. is
  15. flowers
  16. station
  17. we
  18. cousin
  19. gave
  20. bought
  21. the
  22. moon
  23. market
  24. a
  25. the
  26. at
  27. teacher
  28. park
  29. she
  30. song
  31. played
  32. east
  33. team
  34. yellow
  35. the
  36. cousin
  37. cricket
  38. going
  39. fridge
  40. phone

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