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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 910 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
  2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
  3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
  5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
  6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
  7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) wrote
  8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
  9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
  10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
  11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
  12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
  13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
  14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
  15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
  16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
  17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
  18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
  19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) can
  20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
  21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
  22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
  23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
  24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) I
  25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
  26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
  27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
  30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
  31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
  32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
  33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
  34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
  35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
  36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
  37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
  38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
  39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
  40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a

Answer key

  1. speak
  2. kite
  3. the
  4. sweet
  5. he
  6. yellow
  7. a
  8. late
  9. tea
  10. she
  11. going
  12. ride
  13. book
  14. swim
  15. late
  16. we
  17. playing
  18. sun
  19. can
  20. tea
  21. of
  22. yellow
  23. put
  24. station
  25. train
  26. moon
  27. shelf
  28. late
  29. us
  30. of
  31. the
  32. flowers
  33. singing
  34. is
  35. are
  36. school
  37. he
  38. bus
  39. milk
  40. reading

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