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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 477 · 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) born (b) small (c) was
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
  3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
  4. 4.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) a
  6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
  7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
  8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
  10. 10.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
  12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
  14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
  15. 15.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
  16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
  17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
  18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
  19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
  20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
  21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  22. 22.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
  23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
  24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
  25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
  27. 27.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
  28. 28.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
  31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
  34. 34.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
  35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
  36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
  37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
  38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
  39. 39.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus

Answer key

  1. was
  2. she
  3. the
  4. dog
  5. a
  6. I
  7. flowers
  8. reading
  9. moon
  10. cleaned
  11. waited
  12. sleeping
  13. market
  14. cousin
  15. tree
  16. we
  17. a
  18. the
  19. singing
  20. he
  21. cleaned
  22. grandma
  23. Put
  24. kite
  25. three
  26. team
  27. lives
  28. swim
  29. going
  30. the
  31. team
  32. cousin
  33. she
  34. tea
  35. in
  36. late
  37. phone
  38. moon
  39. mangoes
  40. bus

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