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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 129 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
  2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
  3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
  4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
  5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
  6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
  8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
  11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
  12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
  16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  17. 17.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) on
  18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
  22. 22.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
  23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
  25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
  27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
  28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
  30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
  33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
  34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
  38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
  39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog

Answer key

  1. the
  2. book
  3. kite
  4. a
  5. can
  6. fridge
  7. children
  8. wrote
  9. we
  10. she
  11. born
  12. dal
  13. rises
  14. the
  15. cousin
  16. class
  17. put
  18. waited
  19. milk
  20. put
  21. the
  22. rain
  23. gave
  24. wrote
  25. closed
  26. she
  27. I
  28. mangoes
  29. glass
  30. room
  31. phone
  32. cup
  33. of
  34. late
  35. ate
  36. the
  37. the
  38. and
  39. sweet
  40. dog

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