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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 491 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) on
  2. 2.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
  3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
  5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
  7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
  8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
  9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
  10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) I
  11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
  13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
  14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
  15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
  16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
  19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
  21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
  22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
  23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
  24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
  25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
  27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
  30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
  32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
  33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
  34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) small
  35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
  37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
  40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers

Answer key

  1. on
  2. waited
  3. sister
  4. shop
  5. see
  6. are
  7. baby
  8. is
  9. sun
  10. wrote
  11. late
  12. I
  13. want
  14. the
  15. she
  16. late
  17. sister
  18. moon
  19. ate
  20. market
  21. room
  22. a
  23. need
  24. reading
  25. he
  26. Put
  27. swim
  28. singing
  29. a
  30. dog
  31. in
  32. was
  33. I
  34. he
  35. table
  36. cricket
  37. bus
  38. ride
  39. are
  40. flowers

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