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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 373 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
  3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
  4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
  5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
  8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
  11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
  12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
  15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
  17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
  19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
  20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) rises
  21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) the
  23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
  24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) met
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
  27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
  28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
  29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
  32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
  33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  34. 34.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
  35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
  36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
  38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and

Answer key

  1. gave
  2. the
  3. water
  4. teacher
  5. sun
  6. moon
  7. bike
  8. cleaned
  9. of
  10. he
  11. bus
  12. speak
  13. cricket
  14. bus
  15. small
  16. rice
  17. mangoes
  18. bus
  19. we
  20. the
  21. languages
  22. station
  23. I
  24. in
  25. met
  26. she
  27. she
  28. captain
  29. sister
  30. live
  31. room
  32. going
  33. reading
  34. film
  35. me
  36. train
  37. sweet
  38. the
  39. mangoes
  40. dal

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