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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 769 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) rain
  2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
  3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
  5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
  6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
  7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
  8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
  9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
  10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
  11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) rises
  12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) rain (c) children
  13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
  14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
  15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
  16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
  18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
  19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  20. 20.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) was
  21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
  22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
  23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
  24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
  25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
  26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
  27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) the
  28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
  29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
  30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
  31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
  33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
  34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
  35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
  36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
  37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
  39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
  40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he

Answer key

  1. rain
  2. beach
  3. they
  4. cup
  5. a
  6. a
  7. shop
  8. a
  9. the
  10. river
  11. the
  12. are
  13. she
  14. water
  15. bus
  16. bus
  17. us
  18. want
  19. milk
  20. small
  21. is
  22. was
  23. children
  24. of
  25. bike
  26. tree
  27. the
  28. need
  29. captain
  30. ate
  31. river
  32. of
  33. we
  34. yellow
  35. we
  36. played
  37. rises
  38. on
  39. glass
  40. he

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