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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 738 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
  3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) wrote
  5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
  6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
  7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
  8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
  9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
  10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
  11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
  13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
  14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
  15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
  17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
  18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  19. 19.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
  20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
  21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
  22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
  23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
  24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
  25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
  28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) played
  29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
  30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
  31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
  32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
  33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
  34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
  35. 35.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
  36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) want
  37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
  39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
  40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned

Answer key

  1. three
  2. went
  3. we
  4. wrote
  5. went
  6. in
  7. mangoes
  8. sweet
  9. they
  10. the
  11. speak
  12. class
  13. sister
  14. rain
  15. singing
  16. cup
  17. for
  18. the
  19. pen
  20. cricket
  21. met
  22. cup
  23. the
  24. film
  25. table
  26. school
  27. my
  28. the
  29. of
  30. can
  31. flowers
  32. park
  33. the
  34. was
  35. playing
  36. I
  37. train
  38. see
  39. put
  40. the

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