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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 146 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) shop
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
  3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
  5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
  8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
  9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) my
  10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) cousin
  12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) yellow
  13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
  15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
  16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
  17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
  18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
  19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea
  21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
  22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  23. 23.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
  26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
  28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
  30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
  32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  33. 33.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
  34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
  35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
  36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
  37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) a
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
  39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he

Answer key

  1. on
  2. teacher
  3. table
  4. he
  5. the
  6. gave
  7. class
  8. he
  9. my
  10. yellow
  11. cousin
  12. the
  13. sweet
  14. I
  15. can
  16. need
  17. glass
  18. Put
  19. the
  20. I
  21. ride
  22. the
  23. sweet
  24. fridge
  25. are
  26. need
  27. I
  28. the
  29. is
  30. baby
  31. friend
  32. my
  33. rain
  34. friend
  35. shelf
  36. beach
  37. a
  38. she
  39. she
  40. pen

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