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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 284 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
  2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
  5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
  6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
  10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
  15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) letter (c) wrote
  17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
  21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
  23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
  24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) milk
  26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) village (c) born
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
  34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
  36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
  37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
  38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
  40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is

Answer key

  1. she
  2. new
  3. in
  4. at
  5. class
  6. new
  7. ate
  8. bike
  9. is
  10. teacher
  11. three
  12. late
  13. see
  14. they
  15. reading
  16. to
  17. speak
  18. east
  19. of
  20. phone
  21. moon
  22. dal
  23. us
  24. late
  25. the
  26. was
  27. sister
  28. is
  29. is
  30. a
  31. sun
  32. ate
  33. river
  34. sleeping
  35. room
  36. the
  37. book
  38. to
  39. and
  40. tree

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