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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 463 · 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.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
  2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
  3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
  5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) bought
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
  9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
  10. 10.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
  14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
  15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
  16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
  17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
  18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
  19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
  20. 20.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
  21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) teacher
  22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
  23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
  25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) keys
  26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
  27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
  30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
  31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
  32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
  34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
  35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) the
  36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
  37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
  39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we

Answer key

  1. milk
  2. park
  3. bought
  4. bus
  5. a
  6. film
  7. tea
  8. they
  9. homework
  10. waited
  11. train
  12. school
  13. shop
  14. the
  15. shop
  16. baby
  17. cup
  18. we
  19. closed
  20. rises
  21. us
  22. keys
  23. is
  24. shelf
  25. on
  26. gave
  27. sweet
  28. the
  29. book
  30. glass
  31. village
  32. late
  33. three
  34. cricket
  35. the
  36. moon
  37. the
  38. our
  39. the
  40. ate

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