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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 552 · 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) the (b) was (c) train
  2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) park
  4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
  9. 9.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
  10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
  11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
  12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
  13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) my
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
  17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
  19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
  20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
  21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) my
  23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
  24. 24.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
  26. 26.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
  28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
  29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
  31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
  32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
  33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
  35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
  37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
  39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a

Answer key

  1. train
  2. are
  3. we
  4. train
  5. sister
  6. baby
  7. watching
  8. going
  9. grandma
  10. late
  11. went
  12. the
  13. the
  14. the
  15. my
  16. tea
  17. a
  18. can
  19. book
  20. was
  21. swim
  22. met
  23. in
  24. met
  25. in
  26. speak
  27. keys
  28. park
  29. rises
  30. of
  31. the
  32. of
  33. my
  34. is
  35. moon
  36. the
  37. glass
  38. can
  39. dog
  40. film

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