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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 305 · 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 “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) rises
  2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
  5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
  6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
  8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
  9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
  10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
  12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
  15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
  17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
  18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
  20. 20.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
  21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
  23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
  24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) the (c) cousin
  29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
  30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
  31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
  34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
  35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
  36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
  37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) my
  38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
  39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river

Answer key

  1. the
  2. train
  3. late
  4. need
  5. shop
  6. train
  7. the
  8. team
  9. pen
  10. they
  11. class
  12. ride
  13. cricket
  14. I
  15. languages
  16. singing
  17. captain
  18. sleeping
  19. is
  20. children
  21. bus
  22. tea
  23. park
  24. river
  25. kite
  26. swim
  27. swim
  28. the
  29. film
  30. playing
  31. rises
  32. the
  33. singing
  34. the
  35. station
  36. gave
  37. cousin
  38. homework
  39. sweet
  40. the

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