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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 533 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
  3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
  4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) Sunday
  6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
  8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
  9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
  12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
  13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) my
  15. 15.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) cousin
  17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
  18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
  19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
  20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
  21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
  24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
  25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
  26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) I
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
  28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) red
  29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) shelf
  30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
  31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
  32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
  33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
  34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
  36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
  37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
  38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  39. 39.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim

Answer key

  1. bus
  2. song
  3. she
  4. river
  5. on
  6. sister
  7. bus
  8. is
  9. live
  10. the
  11. rain
  12. the
  13. train
  14. met
  15. pen
  16. cousin
  17. a
  18. moon
  19. phone
  20. the
  21. rain
  22. waited
  23. class
  24. the
  25. is
  26. I
  27. glass
  28. and
  29. on
  30. in
  31. lives
  32. she
  33. speak
  34. my
  35. put
  36. reading
  37. singing
  38. languages
  39. sleeping
  40. swim

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