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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 138 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
  2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
  4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
  5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
  6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
  7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
  8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
  9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) lives
  10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
  13. 13.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) station
  14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
  15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
  16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
  17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
  18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
  21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
  23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
  24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) at
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) fridge
  29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
  31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) letter
  32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
  37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
  39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) closed (c) Sunday

Answer key

  1. film
  2. grandma
  3. late
  4. see
  5. our
  6. the
  7. for
  8. singing
  9. my
  10. late
  11. gave
  12. need
  13. station
  14. cup
  15. river
  16. of
  17. in
  18. swim
  19. speak
  20. they
  21. bus
  22. red
  23. she
  24. the
  25. met
  26. singing
  27. are
  28. the
  29. live
  30. shop
  31. letter
  32. late
  33. the
  34. book
  35. cousin
  36. children
  37. we
  38. class
  39. wrote
  40. the

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