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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 817 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
  2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) the
  3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
  5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
  8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
  9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
  11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
  12. 12.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
  13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
  14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
  15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) was
  16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) village
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) I
  18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
  19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) at
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
  21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
  22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
  23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
  24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
  25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) three
  26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
  27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
  29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
  30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
  31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
  33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
  35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
  36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
  37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
  38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
  39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
  40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on

Answer key

  1. children
  2. captain
  3. sweet
  4. train
  5. sister
  6. late
  7. see
  8. beach
  9. swim
  10. pen
  11. Delhi
  12. moon
  13. team
  14. want
  15. born
  16. village
  17. I
  18. cleaned
  19. at
  20. the
  21. book
  22. east
  23. going
  24. station
  25. she
  26. put
  27. swim
  28. gave
  29. he
  30. she
  31. singing
  32. he
  33. Put
  34. ride
  35. the
  36. can
  37. gave
  38. film
  39. the
  40. shelf

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