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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 416 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
  2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
  5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
  7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
  9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
  10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
  11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
  12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
  13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
  14. 14.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) I
  16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
  18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
  20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
  21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
  22. 22.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
  23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) station
  24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
  25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
  26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
  27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
  29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
  32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
  33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
  34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
  36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers

Answer key

  1. bike
  2. three
  3. kite
  4. the
  5. three
  6. a
  7. went
  8. closed
  9. played
  10. sleeping
  11. late
  12. station
  13. my
  14. sun
  15. letter
  16. Put
  17. keys
  18. sister
  19. was
  20. see
  21. in
  22. late
  23. station
  24. swim
  25. kite
  26. he
  27. school
  28. the
  29. cleaned
  30. live
  31. we
  32. a
  33. tea
  34. class
  35. ride
  36. was
  37. new
  38. we
  39. bought
  40. and

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