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Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 919 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
  2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
  3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
  4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
  5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
  6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
  7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
  8. 8.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
  9. 9.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  10. 10.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
  11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
  12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
  13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
  14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
  15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
  16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
  17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
  18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
  19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
  20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
  21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
  22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
  23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  24. 24.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
  25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
  26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
  27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
  28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
  29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
  30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
  31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
  32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
  33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
  34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
  35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
  36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
  37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
  38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
  39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) yellow
  40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea

Answer key

  1. me
  2. the
  3. a
  4. new
  5. cleaned
  6. they
  7. sleeping
  8. cousin
  9. late
  10. bus
  11. he
  12. are
  13. gave
  14. late
  15. bus
  16. languages
  17. tea
  18. Delhi
  19. want
  20. the
  21. baby
  22. languages
  23. the
  24. moon
  25. beach
  26. table
  27. is
  28. was
  29. is
  30. bus
  31. tree
  32. for
  33. new
  34. playing
  35. us
  36. baby
  37. in
  38. waited
  39. are
  40. I

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