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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 459 · 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 waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
  3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
  5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
  6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
  7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
  9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
  11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
  12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
  14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
  15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) the (c) going
  16. 16.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
  17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
  18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
  19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
  21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
  22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
  23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
  24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
  26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
  28. 28.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
  30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) the
  33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
  34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
  35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
  36. 36.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
  37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
  39. 39.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup

Answer key

  1. for
  2. water
  3. fridge
  4. rain
  5. waited
  6. film
  7. cup
  8. bike
  9. going
  10. cricket
  11. can
  12. market
  13. need
  14. sun
  15. the
  16. glass
  17. we
  18. school
  19. they
  20. in
  21. they
  22. is
  23. moon
  24. of
  25. the
  26. the
  27. captain
  28. live
  29. small
  30. speak
  31. swim
  32. played
  33. bus
  34. cup
  35. team
  36. Sunday
  37. ate
  38. late
  39. bus
  40. of

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