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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 479 · 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 see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
  2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
  3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) closed
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
  5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
  6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) in
  7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
  9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
  10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
  11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
  13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
  15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) he
  16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  17. 17.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
  18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
  20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
  21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
  22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) new
  23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
  24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
  25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) cousin
  27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
  29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
  30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  31. 31.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
  33. 33.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) met
  34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
  35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) born
  37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  39. 39.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
  40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in

Answer key

  1. moon
  2. rises
  3. is
  4. want
  5. market
  6. in
  7. they
  8. reading
  9. book
  10. market
  11. song
  12. the
  13. room
  14. new
  15. he
  16. the
  17. keys
  18. train
  19. tree
  20. he
  21. reading
  22. a
  23. of
  24. pen
  25. the
  26. at
  27. closed
  28. the
  29. I
  30. dog
  31. late
  32. beach
  33. met
  34. school
  35. languages
  36. in
  37. the
  38. ate
  39. book
  40. park

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