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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 824 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
  3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
  5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
  6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) need
  7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
  8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
  9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
  10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
  11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
  13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) cricket
  14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) village
  15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
  16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) want
  17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
  18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
  19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
  20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
  21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
  23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
  25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
  26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
  27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) the
  28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
  29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
  30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
  31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
  32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
  33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
  34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
  35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) letter
  36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
  37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
  38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) I
  39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the

Answer key

  1. class
  2. and
  3. train
  4. ride
  5. a
  6. of
  7. rain
  8. the
  9. waited
  10. need
  11. school
  12. the
  13. the
  14. a
  15. they
  16. of
  17. market
  18. reading
  19. a
  20. was
  21. cleaned
  22. the
  23. homework
  24. a
  25. east
  26. going
  27. the
  28. and
  29. gave
  30. letter
  31. is
  32. in
  33. tea
  34. see
  35. my
  36. film
  37. singing
  38. cousin
  39. the
  40. dog

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