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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 615 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) a
  2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
  3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
  4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
  6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
  7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
  8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
  10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) flowers
  11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) cup
  12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
  13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
  15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
  16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) the
  18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
  19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
  21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
  23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
  25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  27. 27.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
  28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
  29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
  30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
  31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
  32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
  33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
  34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
  35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
  36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
  37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
  38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
  39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
  40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes

Answer key

  1. wrote
  2. dog
  3. he
  4. bought
  5. the
  6. Sunday
  7. moon
  8. late
  9. the
  10. the
  11. I
  12. the
  13. closed
  14. put
  15. room
  16. late
  17. met
  18. cup
  19. gave
  20. friend
  21. sister
  22. a
  23. train
  24. Delhi
  25. sweet
  26. the
  27. book
  28. team
  29. market
  30. pen
  31. bike
  32. are
  33. small
  34. children
  35. she
  36. they
  37. late
  38. the
  39. to
  40. mangoes

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