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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 37 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
  7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
  8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
  9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
  11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
  12. 12.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
  13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
  15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
  16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
  19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  22. 22.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  23. 23.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
  24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
  27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
  29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
  30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
  31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
  32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) small
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
  35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
  37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  38. 38.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
  39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are

Answer key

  1. baby
  2. us
  3. the
  4. cleaned
  5. singing
  6. he
  7. film
  8. tree
  9. went
  10. in
  11. can
  12. bike
  13. my
  14. want
  15. flowers
  16. dog
  17. bought
  18. to
  19. fridge
  20. Put
  21. we
  22. sweet
  23. see
  24. in
  25. book
  26. children
  27. a
  28. gave
  29. the
  30. went
  31. tea
  32. small
  33. class
  34. a
  35. mangoes
  36. a
  37. the
  38. Delhi
  39. swim
  40. sweet

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