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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 165 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
  3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
  4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) village
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
  6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
  8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
  12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
  13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) in
  15. 15.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
  17. 17.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
  18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) want (c) tea
  22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
  23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
  24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
  25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) I (c) grandma
  27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
  31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) I
  32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
  33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
  34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
  36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
  37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
  38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) on
  39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
  40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a

Answer key

  1. sleeping
  2. rain
  3. a
  4. a
  5. a
  6. room
  7. book
  8. dog
  9. reading
  10. swim
  11. of
  12. closed
  13. waited
  14. tree
  15. mangoes
  16. watching
  17. bus
  18. sister
  19. she
  20. pen
  21. a
  22. gave
  23. we
  24. was
  25. yellow
  26. I
  27. table
  28. class
  29. swim
  30. waited
  31. grandma
  32. is
  33. phone
  34. we
  35. ride
  36. can
  37. river
  38. on
  39. reading
  40. bike

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