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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 196 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
  2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
  4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
  5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) dal
  6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
  7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) a
  8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
  10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
  11. 11.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
  12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) shelf
  13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
  17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
  19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) shop
  22. 22.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
  24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
  26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
  29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) station
  30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
  32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) at
  33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
  36. 36.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
  38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
  39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) my

Answer key

  1. red
  2. school
  3. bought
  4. in
  5. we
  6. the
  7. wrote
  8. tea
  9. want
  10. waited
  11. watching
  12. on
  13. train
  14. river
  15. ate
  16. she
  17. went
  18. need
  19. singing
  20. the
  21. on
  22. mangoes
  23. played
  24. the
  25. we
  26. teacher
  27. a
  28. born
  29. the
  30. put
  31. cup
  32. station
  33. going
  34. languages
  35. I
  36. closed
  37. the
  38. of
  39. sister
  40. my

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