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Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. village
  2. cup
  3. I
  4. song
  5. late
  6. pen
  7. room
  8. of
  9. sweet
  10. a
  11. a
  12. a
  13. table
  14. rain
  15. sister
  16. late
  17. song
  18. market
  19. was
  20. played
  21. rises
  22. a
  23. bus
  24. waited
  25. beach
  26. shelf
  27. fridge
  28. the
  29. fridge
  30. book
  31. see
  32. she
  33. cleaned
  34. she
  35. sleeping
  36. rice
  37. bike
  38. park
  39. can
  40. team

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