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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 356 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
  4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
  6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) we
  7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
  8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) my
  10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
  11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
  14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
  15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
  16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
  17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
  18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
  19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
  20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
  21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
  23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
  24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
  25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
  29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
  30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
  31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
  33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
  34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
  36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
  37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) station
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
  40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see

Answer key

  1. mangoes
  2. he
  3. he
  4. sun
  5. red
  6. we
  7. a
  8. in
  9. met
  10. pen
  11. a
  12. milk
  13. he
  14. played
  15. yellow
  16. east
  17. three
  18. bus
  19. the
  20. cricket
  21. live
  22. small
  23. she
  24. of
  25. speak
  26. late
  27. tree
  28. class
  29. we
  30. a
  31. cup
  32. cup
  33. on
  34. went
  35. gave
  36. need
  37. book
  38. at
  39. we
  40. see

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