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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 690 · 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.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
  2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) tea
  4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
  5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
  6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
  8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
  9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
  10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
  12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
  13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
  14. 14.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  16. 16.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
  17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
  19. 19.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
  20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
  21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
  22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
  23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
  24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
  26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
  27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) new
  28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
  29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
  31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
  32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
  35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
  36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
  37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
  38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
  39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister

Answer key

  1. late
  2. born
  3. of
  4. the
  5. closed
  6. beach
  7. east
  8. want
  9. we
  10. market
  11. the
  12. I
  13. the
  14. table
  15. languages
  16. live
  17. can
  18. cup
  19. film
  20. Put
  21. we
  22. water
  23. in
  24. rain
  25. met
  26. was
  27. she
  28. in
  29. keys
  30. waited
  31. he
  32. they
  33. new
  34. is
  35. was
  36. swim
  37. late
  38. the
  39. the
  40. sister

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