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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 376 · 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 train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
  3. 3.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
  5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
  6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
  7. 7.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) a
  8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
  9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
  11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  12. 12.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
  13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
  14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  15. 15.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) cup
  17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
  18. 18.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
  21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
  22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) fridge
  23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) the
  24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
  26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
  27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
  30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
  31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
  32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
  33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
  35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
  38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
  40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are

Answer key

  1. late
  2. he
  3. river
  4. singing
  5. she
  6. of
  7. wrote
  8. gave
  9. bought
  10. is
  11. put
  12. ride
  13. film
  14. swim
  15. moon
  16. I
  17. at
  18. singing
  19. mangoes
  20. was
  21. is
  22. the
  23. met
  24. mangoes
  25. book
  26. of
  27. beach
  28. train
  29. sleeping
  30. kite
  31. are
  32. see
  33. sister
  34. we
  35. swim
  36. cleaned
  37. we
  38. three
  39. tea
  40. playing

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