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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 19 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher
  2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) shop
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
  4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
  5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
  8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
  9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
  10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
  13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) new
  14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
  16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) put
  17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) he
  18. 18.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
  19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
  20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
  22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
  24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
  25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
  26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
  27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
  28. 28.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
  29. 29.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
  31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
  34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  36. 36.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
  37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
  39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) at

Answer key

  1. the
  2. is
  3. went
  4. going
  5. see
  6. was
  7. a
  8. pen
  9. ate
  10. sun
  11. sleeping
  12. phone
  13. she
  14. the
  15. cousin
  16. he
  17. small
  18. bus
  19. water
  20. to
  21. shop
  22. gave
  23. the
  24. the
  25. born
  26. the
  27. Sunday
  28. rice
  29. late
  30. ride
  31. rain
  32. for
  33. reading
  34. pen
  35. the
  36. mangoes
  37. we
  38. our
  39. dal
  40. at

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