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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 257 · 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 cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
  3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) closed
  4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
  6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
  7. 7.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) in
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
  12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
  14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
  15. 15.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) I
  19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
  21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
  22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
  23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
  24. 24.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
  25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
  27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
  31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
  32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
  34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
  35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
  36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
  37. 37.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) to
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister

Answer key

  1. the
  2. see
  3. the
  4. mangoes
  5. she
  6. pen
  7. three
  8. born
  9. she
  10. to
  11. waited
  12. the
  13. gave
  14. a
  15. moon
  16. film
  17. sun
  18. station
  19. park
  20. on
  21. I
  22. went
  23. cup
  24. tea
  25. are
  26. at
  27. was
  28. they
  29. milk
  30. she
  31. to
  32. speak
  33. shelf
  34. the
  35. I
  36. live
  37. grandma
  38. river
  39. waited
  40. can

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