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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 279 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
  3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
  5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) flowers
  6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
  7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
  9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
  10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) met
  11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
  12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
  13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
  16. 16.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
  17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
  19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
  20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
  22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
  24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
  25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
  27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
  28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) is (c) yellow
  29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
  30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
  32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
  35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
  37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
  40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put

Answer key

  1. a
  2. the
  3. phone
  4. captain
  5. are
  6. I
  7. shelf
  8. the
  9. and
  10. at
  11. school
  12. a
  13. swim
  14. film
  15. room
  16. waited
  17. mangoes
  18. see
  19. a
  20. late
  21. in
  22. the
  23. east
  24. bike
  25. are
  26. she
  27. singing
  28. is
  29. ate
  30. beach
  31. song
  32. late
  33. the
  34. born
  35. bus
  36. can
  37. train
  38. phone
  39. the
  40. the

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