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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 408 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
  2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  3. 3.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
  4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
  5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) keys
  6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
  7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
  9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
  10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) park
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) my
  12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
  17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) a
  20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
  23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
  24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) at
  29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
  31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
  32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
  33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
  34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
  35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
  36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
  38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
  39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
  40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak

Answer key

  1. the
  2. cleaned
  3. playing
  4. pen
  5. on
  6. singing
  7. sun
  8. in
  9. are
  10. we
  11. met
  12. yellow
  13. swim
  14. water
  15. room
  16. reading
  17. live
  18. a
  19. a
  20. book
  21. we
  22. bus
  23. is
  24. sleeping
  25. bus
  26. dog
  27. we
  28. cousin
  29. is
  30. tea
  31. beach
  32. the
  33. is
  34. of
  35. the
  36. school
  37. he
  38. song
  39. the
  40. can

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