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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 372 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
  2. 2.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) was
  3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
  4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  5. 5.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
  6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
  7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
  10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
  12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
  13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
  14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
  15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) rises
  18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
  21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  22. 22.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
  23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
  24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
  25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
  26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) fridge
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
  29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
  30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) ate (c) and
  32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
  33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
  35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
  36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) water
  37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
  39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
  40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the

Answer key

  1. reading
  2. singing
  3. cousin
  4. Put
  5. milk
  6. wrote
  7. my
  8. bought
  9. waited
  10. they
  11. see
  12. I
  13. team
  14. market
  15. late
  16. yellow
  17. the
  18. sister
  19. dog
  20. can
  21. bus
  22. ride
  23. tree
  24. beach
  25. red
  26. played
  27. in
  28. went
  29. the
  30. bought
  31. and
  32. the
  33. speak
  34. reading
  35. new
  36. of
  37. the
  38. east
  39. want
  40. sun

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