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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 364 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
  2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
  5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
  6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
  7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
  8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
  10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
  11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
  12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
  13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
  16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
  19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
  21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
  24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
  25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
  26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
  30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
  31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) Put
  33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
  36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
  37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
  39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby

Answer key

  1. she
  2. room
  3. market
  4. bus
  5. of
  6. market
  7. moon
  8. late
  9. river
  10. keys
  11. I
  12. they
  13. a
  14. to
  15. a
  16. my
  17. late
  18. we
  19. Put
  20. film
  21. was
  22. speak
  23. red
  24. teacher
  25. shop
  26. in
  27. swim
  28. sun
  29. met
  30. going
  31. the
  32. in
  33. the
  34. sleeping
  35. glass
  36. I
  37. bus
  38. she
  39. languages
  40. baby

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