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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 367 · 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.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
  2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
  4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
  5. 5.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
  7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
  8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
  10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
  11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
  12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
  13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) in
  15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher
  18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
  19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) met
  22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
  30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
  31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
  32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
  33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
  34. 34.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
  35. 35.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) of
  36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
  40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited

Answer key

  1. waited
  2. tree
  3. singing
  4. he
  5. sweet
  6. film
  7. Sunday
  8. market
  9. she
  10. wrote
  11. book
  12. in
  13. closed
  14. village
  15. she
  16. late
  17. the
  18. watching
  19. fridge
  20. reading
  21. I
  22. late
  23. we
  24. late
  25. bought
  26. sister
  27. shelf
  28. the
  29. singing
  30. children
  31. kite
  32. we
  33. a
  34. tea
  35. cup
  36. rice
  37. milk
  38. cousin
  39. beach
  40. the

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