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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 677 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
  6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
  9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  10. 10.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) captain
  11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
  14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
  16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
  19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
  21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
  24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) shelf
  25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
  27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
  28. 28.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
  29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) flowers (c) yellow
  30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
  31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
  32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
  33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
  34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
  37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
  40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we

Answer key

  1. mangoes
  2. Sunday
  3. we
  4. the
  5. closed
  6. watching
  7. late
  8. they
  9. singing
  10. captain
  11. moon
  12. a
  13. shelf
  14. yellow
  15. homework
  16. kite
  17. phone
  18. want
  19. are
  20. want
  21. river
  22. bought
  23. class
  24. he
  25. swim
  26. was
  27. in
  28. film
  29. and
  30. met
  31. red
  32. reading
  33. room
  34. the
  35. the
  36. playing
  37. a
  38. late
  39. she
  40. cricket

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