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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 9 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
  2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
  3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
  4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
  5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
  6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
  7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
  8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
  9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
  10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
  11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
  13. 13.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
  14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
  15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
  16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
  17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
  18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
  19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
  20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
  21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
  22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
  24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
  25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
  26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
  27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
  28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
  29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
  30. 30.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
  32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
  33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
  34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
  35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
  36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
  37. 37.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
  38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) playing
  39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
  40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf

Answer key

  1. the
  2. need
  3. she
  4. a
  5. is
  6. train
  7. cousin
  8. class
  9. was
  10. she
  11. rises
  12. team
  13. sun
  14. the
  15. teacher
  16. dog
  17. train
  18. in
  19. water
  20. cup
  21. sister
  22. table
  23. Sunday
  24. of
  25. went
  26. bus
  27. I
  28. class
  29. moon
  30. swim
  31. she
  32. water
  33. us
  34. languages
  35. bike
  36. children
  37. rain
  38. are
  39. I
  40. shelf

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