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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 865 · 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 played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
  2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
  4. 4.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
  5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
  6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
  7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
  8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
  10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
  11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) the
  12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
  13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
  14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
  16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
  17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
  18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
  19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
  20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
  21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
  22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
  23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
  24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
  25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
  26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) village
  27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
  28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
  29. 29.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
  30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  31. 31.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
  32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
  33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
  34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
  35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
  36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
  38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) village
  40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk

Answer key

  1. we
  2. three
  3. for
  4. kite
  5. class
  6. Sunday
  7. we
  8. sister
  9. cleaned
  10. our
  11. the
  12. she
  13. dog
  14. the
  15. in
  16. I
  17. bought
  18. late
  19. moon
  20. ate
  21. book
  22. the
  23. we
  24. are
  25. played
  26. he
  27. I
  28. phone
  29. new
  30. sun
  31. met
  32. bus
  33. live
  34. homework
  35. sister
  36. watching
  37. Put
  38. the
  39. village
  40. milk

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