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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 767 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
  2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
  3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) met
  5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
  6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
  7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
  9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
  10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
  11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
  13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
  14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) my (c) the
  15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
  17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
  18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) new
  19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
  20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
  23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
  25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
  26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
  27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
  28. 28.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
  30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
  31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
  32. 32.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
  36. 36.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
  37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
  38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) cousin
  39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises

Answer key

  1. waited
  2. cricket
  3. in
  4. the
  5. live
  6. book
  7. bus
  8. of
  9. east
  10. they
  11. sister
  12. park
  13. flowers
  14. station
  15. station
  16. I
  17. the
  18. she
  19. a
  20. we
  21. baby
  22. children
  23. baby
  24. want
  25. pen
  26. gave
  27. in
  28. yellow
  29. the
  30. tree
  31. in
  32. milk
  33. train
  34. room
  35. the
  36. reading
  37. letter
  38. cousin
  39. new
  40. rises

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