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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 253 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
  2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
  4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
  6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
  8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
  9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
  14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) met
  15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
  16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
  17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
  19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  20. 20.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
  24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
  25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
  28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
  29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
  30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
  31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
  33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
  34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
  35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want

Answer key

  1. going
  2. see
  3. went
  4. train
  5. village
  6. we
  7. yellow
  8. the
  9. waited
  10. gave
  11. we
  12. the
  13. a
  14. met
  15. singing
  16. in
  17. gave
  18. met
  19. table
  20. sleeping
  21. sun
  22. reading
  23. late
  24. can
  25. class
  26. bus
  27. closed
  28. are
  29. closed
  30. keys
  31. swim
  32. of
  33. yellow
  34. team
  35. sister
  36. river
  37. new
  38. to
  39. Put
  40. want

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