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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 890 · 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 stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
  3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
  4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
  5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
  7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
  8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
  9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
  10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
  11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
  13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) in
  14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
  15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
  16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) glass
  17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
  18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) wrote
  19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
  20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
  21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) I
  22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
  23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
  24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
  25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
  26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
  27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
  28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
  29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) letter
  30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
  31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
  32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  33. 33.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
  34. 34.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
  35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
  37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
  39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
  40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see

Answer key

  1. swim
  2. market
  3. singing
  4. train
  5. yellow
  6. room
  7. the
  8. gave
  9. small
  10. a
  11. languages
  12. he
  13. in
  14. the
  15. the
  16. of
  17. played
  18. to
  19. pen
  20. beach
  21. moon
  22. table
  23. sister
  24. sun
  25. yellow
  26. late
  27. the
  28. need
  29. letter
  30. market
  31. went
  32. the
  33. cleaned
  34. bike
  35. the
  36. the
  37. yellow
  38. three
  39. live
  40. see

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