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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 82 · 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 cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
  2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
  3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
  4. 4.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
  5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
  6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) small
  7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
  8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
  9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
  10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma
  11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
  12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
  14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
  15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
  16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
  17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on
  18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
  19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
  22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
  23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
  24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) cup (c) want
  26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
  27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
  28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
  29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
  30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
  31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
  32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
  33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) played
  35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
  36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
  39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) my
  40. 40.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she

Answer key

  1. cleaned
  2. want
  3. ride
  4. teacher
  5. fridge
  6. he
  7. a
  8. sister
  9. sleeping
  10. grandma
  11. Sunday
  12. ate
  13. tea
  14. is
  15. children
  16. the
  17. keys
  18. born
  19. baby
  20. team
  21. of
  22. park
  23. she
  24. mangoes
  25. a
  26. tree
  27. kite
  28. rice
  29. sweet
  30. mangoes
  31. river
  32. glass
  33. captain
  34. in
  35. the
  36. she
  37. in
  38. a
  39. station
  40. late

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