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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 242 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
  4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
  5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
  7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
  8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
  9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
  12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) small
  13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
  14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
  15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
  16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
  19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) rises
  20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
  21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
  22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
  25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
  26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
  27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
  29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
  31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
  32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
  33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
  34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
  36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
  39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
  40. 40.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for

Answer key

  1. bus
  2. baby
  3. we
  4. flowers
  5. playing
  6. he
  7. song
  8. the
  9. homework
  10. we
  11. gave
  12. small
  13. we
  14. reading
  15. she
  16. train
  17. three
  18. tea
  19. the
  20. is
  21. in
  22. teacher
  23. sleeping
  24. keys
  25. she
  26. tree
  27. of
  28. the
  29. in
  30. see
  31. children
  32. rises
  33. shelf
  34. is
  35. at
  36. school
  37. new
  38. singing
  39. Delhi
  40. class

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