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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 892 · 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) swim (b) can (c) sister
  2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
  3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
  4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
  5. 5.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
  6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
  7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
  9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
  10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
  11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
  12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
  13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
  14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
  15. 15.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
  16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
  17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
  18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
  19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
  20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
  21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
  22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
  23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
  24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
  25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) and
  26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
  27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
  28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
  29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
  30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
  31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
  32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
  33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
  34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
  35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
  36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
  37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) he
  38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
  39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class

Answer key

  1. can
  2. the
  3. late
  4. three
  5. speak
  6. sweet
  7. the
  8. me
  9. tree
  10. to
  11. mangoes
  12. water
  13. class
  14. sister
  15. bought
  16. beach
  17. yellow
  18. see
  19. my
  20. market
  21. shop
  22. she
  23. we
  24. sleeping
  25. and
  26. they
  27. in
  28. gave
  29. flowers
  30. three
  31. in
  32. I
  33. went
  34. late
  35. swim
  36. watching
  37. put
  38. new
  39. languages
  40. for

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