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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 829 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
  2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
  3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
  4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
  5. 5.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
  7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
  9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
  10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
  11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
  12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
  14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
  16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
  17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
  18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) to
  19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
  20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
  22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) are
  23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
  24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
  25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
  26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) and
  27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
  28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) born (c) small
  29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
  30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
  31. 31.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
  32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
  33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
  34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
  35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
  36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
  37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
  39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) fridge
  40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) in

Answer key

  1. song
  2. mangoes
  3. waited
  4. wrote
  5. late
  6. the
  7. new
  8. the
  9. waited
  10. rain
  11. of
  12. the
  13. he
  14. gave
  15. team
  16. east
  17. late
  18. grandma
  19. a
  20. teacher
  21. played
  22. are
  23. need
  24. Put
  25. mangoes
  26. and
  27. dog
  28. in
  29. going
  30. reading
  31. shop
  32. I
  33. is
  34. the
  35. singing
  36. rises
  37. the
  38. bought
  39. in
  40. in

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