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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 559 · 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) late (b) was (c) the
  2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
  3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
  4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
  5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
  6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
  8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
  10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
  11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
  12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
  15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
  16. 16.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
  17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
  18. 18.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
  19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
  20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
  21. 21.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
  23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
  24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
  26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
  29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
  30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) glass
  31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
  32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
  33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
  34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) born
  36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
  37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
  38. 38.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) can
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can

Answer key

  1. late
  2. a
  3. homework
  4. he
  5. yellow
  6. teacher
  7. of
  8. bought
  9. the
  10. kite
  11. red
  12. gave
  13. going
  14. I
  15. glass
  16. Sunday
  17. kite
  18. children
  19. she
  20. captain
  21. cleaned
  22. is
  23. the
  24. ate
  25. class
  26. rises
  27. late
  28. speak
  29. yellow
  30. I
  31. shelf
  32. a
  33. bought
  34. reading
  35. in
  36. I
  37. moon
  38. mangoes
  39. can
  40. sister

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