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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 598 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) rises
  2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
  3. 3.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
  4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
  6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
  7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
  8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) fridge
  9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
  11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
  14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
  15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
  16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
  17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
  18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
  20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
  21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
  22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
  23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
  25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
  26. 26.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
  28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
  29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
  30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
  31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) tea
  32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
  33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
  34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
  35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
  36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
  37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
  38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) in
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
  40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop

Answer key

  1. in
  2. we
  3. going
  4. mangoes
  5. my
  6. tree
  7. playing
  8. in
  9. are
  10. need
  11. played
  12. late
  13. Put
  14. market
  15. tea
  16. the
  17. a
  18. market
  19. my
  20. ride
  21. ride
  22. he
  23. the
  24. can
  25. class
  26. speak
  27. school
  28. us
  29. village
  30. rain
  31. of
  32. three
  33. flowers
  34. put
  35. pen
  36. cup
  37. can
  38. born
  39. going
  40. the

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