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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 481 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
  3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
  4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
  6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
  7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
  8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
  9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
  10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
  11. 11.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
  12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) the
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
  16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
  17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
  18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) a
  21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
  22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
  24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
  25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
  26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
  27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
  29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
  30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
  31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
  33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
  34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
  35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
  36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
  37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
  38. 38.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
  39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
  40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was

Answer key

  1. late
  2. to
  3. is
  4. the
  5. cricket
  6. flowers
  7. song
  8. a
  9. they
  10. and
  11. going
  12. a
  13. late
  14. the
  15. the
  16. station
  17. she
  18. room
  19. new
  20. born
  21. rain
  22. live
  23. flowers
  24. in
  25. wrote
  26. bus
  27. our
  28. the
  29. can
  30. fridge
  31. my
  32. want
  33. shelf
  34. pen
  35. village
  36. in
  37. keys
  38. kite
  39. beach
  40. singing

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