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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 294 · 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) film (b) watching (c) a
  2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
  5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
  7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) met
  8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
  9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
  10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
  12. 12.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
  13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
  15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
  17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
  18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
  20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
  22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
  25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
  27. 27.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
  31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
  33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  34. 34.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
  35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
  36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
  37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
  40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they

Answer key

  1. a
  2. cleaned
  3. I
  4. we
  5. played
  6. late
  7. at
  8. room
  9. ride
  10. speak
  11. Put
  12. the
  13. homework
  14. met
  15. cricket
  16. the
  17. closed
  18. room
  19. are
  20. three
  21. the
  22. class
  23. they
  24. me
  25. sister
  26. was
  27. school
  28. the
  29. teacher
  30. is
  31. sleeping
  32. in
  33. sister
  34. see
  35. want
  36. kite
  37. river
  38. pen
  39. song
  40. river

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