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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 883 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
  2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
  3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
  4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
  6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
  7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
  8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
  9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  10. 10.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
  11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
  12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
  13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
  14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
  15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
  16. 16.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
  17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) I (c) wrote
  18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
  19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
  20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
  21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
  22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
  23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
  24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) born
  25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) the
  26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
  27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
  28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
  29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
  31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
  32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) rain (c) children
  33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) milk
  34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) in
  35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
  36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) at
  37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
  38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
  39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
  40. 40.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the

Answer key

  1. my
  2. flowers
  3. want
  4. cleaned
  5. rises
  6. bus
  7. was
  8. song
  9. table
  10. going
  11. I
  12. tea
  13. water
  14. film
  15. the
  16. singing
  17. I
  18. and
  19. he
  20. shelf
  21. the
  22. the
  23. ride
  24. a
  25. the
  26. children
  27. a
  28. rain
  29. table
  30. late
  31. playing
  32. are
  33. in
  34. park
  35. bus
  36. cousin
  37. swim
  38. baby
  39. waited
  40. Put

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