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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 520 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
  2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
  3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
  4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
  5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
  6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
  9. 9.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
  10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
  11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
  13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
  14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
  15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
  17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
  18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
  19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  20. 20.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
  22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
  23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) the
  25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
  26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
  28. 28.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
  30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
  31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
  34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
  35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
  36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
  37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
  38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
  39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
  40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they

Answer key

  1. I
  2. sleeping
  3. kite
  4. pen
  5. beach
  6. sister
  7. keys
  8. a
  9. lives
  10. I
  11. table
  12. cousin
  13. singing
  14. went
  15. a
  16. watching
  17. captain
  18. in
  19. sister
  20. late
  21. played
  22. Sunday
  23. tea
  24. playing
  25. a
  26. played
  27. in
  28. reading
  29. the
  30. water
  31. sleeping
  32. new
  33. late
  34. three
  35. singing
  36. in
  37. park
  38. gave
  39. he
  40. they

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