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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 244 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
  2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
  4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
  5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
  6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
  10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
  11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) put
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
  13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
  14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
  17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
  18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) water
  19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
  20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  21. 21.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
  25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) us
  26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
  27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
  28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
  29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
  30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
  31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
  32. 32.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
  37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
  38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
  40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we

Answer key

  1. want
  2. playing
  3. singing
  4. rice
  5. dal
  6. the
  7. reading
  8. dog
  9. grandma
  10. Sunday
  11. he
  12. we
  13. kite
  14. sweet
  15. phone
  16. she
  17. small
  18. of
  19. our
  20. bought
  21. cleaned
  22. my
  23. going
  24. fridge
  25. us
  26. to
  27. the
  28. a
  29. bus
  30. want
  31. the
  32. teacher
  33. late
  34. mangoes
  35. sleeping
  36. was
  37. village
  38. river
  39. I
  40. beach

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