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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 147 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
  5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) in
  7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) fridge
  9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave
  12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
  13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
  14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
  15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
  16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
  17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
  19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
  21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) at
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
  25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
  26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
  27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
  30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
  32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
  35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
  36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
  37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
  39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the

Answer key

  1. tree
  2. the
  3. and
  4. I
  5. room
  6. in
  7. the
  8. the
  9. speak
  10. table
  11. the
  12. Sunday
  13. fridge
  14. east
  15. rain
  16. I
  17. mangoes
  18. grandma
  19. the
  20. keys
  21. at
  22. flowers
  23. the
  24. water
  25. us
  26. class
  27. fridge
  28. train
  29. team
  30. need
  31. friend
  32. children
  33. bus
  34. flowers
  35. pen
  36. we
  37. sleeping
  38. beach
  39. train
  40. shop

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