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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 116 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  2. 2.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) my
  5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
  8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
  11. 11.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
  12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
  14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
  15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
  16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) letter (c) grandma
  18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
  19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
  20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
  21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
  22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
  23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
  24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
  25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
  26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
  27. 27.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
  28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
  29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
  31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
  32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
  36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  38. 38.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
  39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) need
  40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) water

Answer key

  1. fridge
  2. Put
  3. song
  4. my
  5. table
  6. children
  7. children
  8. keys
  9. cleaned
  10. I
  11. homework
  12. fridge
  13. of
  14. park
  15. on
  16. moon
  17. to
  18. on
  19. flowers
  20. class
  21. book
  22. tea
  23. my
  24. going
  25. room
  26. reading
  27. going
  28. gave
  29. a
  30. was
  31. the
  32. he
  33. bus
  34. three
  35. she
  36. sister
  37. rises
  38. flowers
  39. I
  40. of

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