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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 180 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
  2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
  3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
  4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
  5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
  8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) rain
  9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
  11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) played
  12. 12.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
  13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
  14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
  17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
  19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
  20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
  22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
  23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
  24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
  25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
  26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
  27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) met
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
  29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
  33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
  34. 34.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  35. 35.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) my
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of

Answer key

  1. children
  2. class
  3. the
  4. yellow
  5. swim
  6. three
  7. song
  8. in
  9. cleaned
  10. in
  11. in
  12. ride
  13. fridge
  14. ate
  15. late
  16. we
  17. he
  18. played
  19. cousin
  20. is
  21. the
  22. the
  23. a
  24. shop
  25. want
  26. a
  27. I
  28. went
  29. phone
  30. want
  31. bought
  32. flowers
  33. village
  34. tea
  35. wrote
  36. late
  37. cleaned
  38. sleeping
  39. tree
  40. water

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