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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 876 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
  3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
  4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
  5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) cup
  6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
  7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
  10. 10.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
  11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
  13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
  14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
  15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
  16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
  17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
  19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
  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.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
  22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
  23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
  24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) in
  26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
  27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
  28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) I
  29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
  30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
  31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
  32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
  33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
  35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
  36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
  37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) cousin
  38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
  39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
  40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog

Answer key

  1. tea
  2. teacher
  3. school
  4. station
  5. of
  6. teacher
  7. bus
  8. sleeping
  9. tea
  10. waited
  11. sister
  12. a
  13. in
  14. she
  15. she
  16. they
  17. sister
  18. he
  19. born
  20. the
  21. we
  22. is
  23. shelf
  24. swim
  25. in
  26. played
  27. can
  28. grandma
  29. yellow
  30. Sunday
  31. shop
  32. reading
  33. homework
  34. park
  35. they
  36. going
  37. my
  38. glass
  39. in
  40. dog

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