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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 761 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
  2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
  3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) played
  4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
  5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
  6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
  7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
  10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
  11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
  12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
  13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) my
  14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
  15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) my (c) letter
  16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
  19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
  20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
  22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
  23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
  26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
  27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
  29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
  30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
  31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
  32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
  33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
  34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
  35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
  36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
  38. 38.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
  40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of

Answer key

  1. met
  2. a
  3. we
  4. market
  5. water
  6. waited
  7. speak
  8. sister
  9. I
  10. dog
  11. to
  12. to
  13. my
  14. need
  15. my
  16. put
  17. sun
  18. want
  19. live
  20. she
  21. kite
  22. watching
  23. singing
  24. class
  25. late
  26. milk
  27. beach
  28. she
  29. a
  30. school
  31. letter
  32. the
  33. station
  34. see
  35. I
  36. table
  37. keys
  38. sweet
  39. for
  40. of

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