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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 101 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
  2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) I
  4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
  9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
  10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) village
  11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
  12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
  13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) I
  14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) a (c) letter
  15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
  16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
  18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
  19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) is
  22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) the
  23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
  25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
  26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
  27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
  29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
  31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
  33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
  35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
  37. 37.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
  39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
  40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the

Answer key

  1. kite
  2. bus
  3. grandma
  4. bike
  5. milk
  6. late
  7. school
  8. we
  9. to
  10. he
  11. flowers
  12. wrote
  13. I
  14. a
  15. dal
  16. phone
  17. bus
  18. moon
  19. we
  20. a
  21. is
  22. the
  23. speak
  24. see
  25. park
  26. need
  27. cricket
  28. Sunday
  29. ate
  30. water
  31. rain
  32. in
  33. sister
  34. red
  35. the
  36. ride
  37. bike
  38. they
  39. is
  40. put

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