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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 721 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
  2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
  3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
  4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
  5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
  6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
  7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
  8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
  10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
  11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
  12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
  13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  14. 14.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
  15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
  16. 16.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  17. 17.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
  18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
  19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
  21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
  22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) village (c) small
  25. 25.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
  26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
  27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
  29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
  30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
  31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
  32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
  33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
  34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
  35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
  36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
  37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
  38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) keys
  40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in

Answer key

  1. in
  2. reading
  3. are
  4. shop
  5. he
  6. pen
  7. want
  8. sweet
  9. ride
  10. my
  11. red
  12. beach
  13. sun
  14. song
  15. market
  16. bus
  17. yellow
  18. reading
  19. table
  20. need
  21. closed
  22. east
  23. train
  24. was
  25. my
  26. pen
  27. he
  28. late
  29. on
  30. keys
  31. is
  32. lives
  33. he
  34. is
  35. going
  36. teacher
  37. glass
  38. book
  39. the
  40. children

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