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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 15 · 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 live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
  4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
  6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
  7. 7.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
  8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
  9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) met
  10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
  11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
  13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) yellow
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) village (c) born
  15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
  20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
  21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
  23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
  24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
  25. 25.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
  27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
  28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
  29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
  31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
  32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
  33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
  34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
  36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
  37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
  40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are

Answer key

  1. live
  2. book
  3. a
  4. baby
  5. a
  6. need
  7. pen
  8. put
  9. I
  10. ride
  11. the
  12. friend
  13. the
  14. in
  15. teacher
  16. speak
  17. my
  18. dog
  19. he
  20. late
  21. three
  22. park
  23. flowers
  24. can
  25. waited
  26. can
  27. to
  28. bike
  29. went
  30. bus
  31. they
  32. he
  33. class
  34. new
  35. team
  36. was
  37. tea
  38. is
  39. flowers
  40. red

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