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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 575 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
  2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
  3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
  4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) gave
  5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
  7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
  8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) at
  12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
  13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
  15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
  16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
  17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
  18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
  19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) class
  21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
  24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) school
  25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
  26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
  28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
  29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) I (c) met
  31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
  33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
  34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
  37. 37.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
  38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
  40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain

Answer key

  1. is
  2. want
  3. keys
  4. the
  5. yellow
  6. she
  7. reading
  8. the
  9. cleaned
  10. homework
  11. at
  12. speak
  13. yellow
  14. he
  15. watching
  16. in
  17. a
  18. east
  19. a
  20. was
  21. new
  22. played
  23. for
  24. is
  25. the
  26. the
  27. was
  28. ride
  29. of
  30. I
  31. fridge
  32. went
  33. table
  34. gave
  35. sister
  36. a
  37. watching
  38. he
  39. are
  40. rain

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