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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 472 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) village
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
  3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
  5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
  7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
  8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
  10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
  11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) was
  15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
  16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
  18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) letter (c) wrote
  19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
  20. 20.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
  21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
  22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
  24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  26. 26.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
  28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
  29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
  31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
  32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) a
  33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
  35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
  37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) station
  39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
  40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he

Answer key

  1. he
  2. a
  3. dog
  4. shop
  5. table
  6. wrote
  7. she
  8. singing
  9. they
  10. reading
  11. late
  12. mangoes
  13. phone
  14. born
  15. river
  16. milk
  17. market
  18. to
  19. I
  20. letter
  21. to
  22. dog
  23. waited
  24. train
  25. milk
  26. speak
  27. closed
  28. ride
  29. swim
  30. went
  31. phone
  32. small
  33. sister
  34. the
  35. we
  36. children
  37. homework
  38. at
  39. a
  40. book

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