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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 13 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
  2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
  3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
  7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
  8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  9. 9.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
  11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
  13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
  15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
  16. 16.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
  17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
  18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
  20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
  23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
  24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
  25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
  26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
  27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
  28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
  31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) station
  33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
  34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) I
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
  36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
  37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
  38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
  39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
  40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is

Answer key

  1. they
  2. ride
  3. class
  4. train
  5. phone
  6. is
  7. playing
  8. cleaned
  9. milk
  10. glass
  11. swim
  12. the
  13. table
  14. dal
  15. yellow
  16. bus
  17. market
  18. to
  19. park
  20. the
  21. dog
  22. went
  23. of
  24. the
  25. are
  26. can
  27. she
  28. table
  29. sister
  30. a
  31. mangoes
  32. at
  33. letter
  34. I
  35. I
  36. singing
  37. Sunday
  38. are
  39. moon
  40. dog

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