📘 What is Sentence Stress?
Sentence stress means stressing (saying more strongly) important words (like nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs) in a sentence, while saying the function words (like is, the, of, in, and) more softly.
Content Words V/s Function Words
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In speech, this makes English rhythmic and natural.
How to Pronounce with Sentence Stress:
- Say content words clearly and louder.
- Say function words softly and quickly.
Sentence Stress Examples
- I LIKE apples. → stress on like, apples
- She WORKS hard. → stress on works, hard
- They PLAY football.
- We LIVE in Rajkot.
- The DOG is BARKing.
- It’s a BEAUtiful DAY.
- He READS every NIGHT.
- I EAT lunch at ONE.
- You LOOK tired.
- He DRIVES very FAST.
- I DON’T know.
- What TIME is it?
- The BOOK is on the TAble.
- I’m LEARning ENGLISH.
- SHE is very SMART.
- He WALKS to SCHOOL.
- We are HAVing FUN.
- Who BROUGHT the CAKE?
- They CAN’T help YOU.
- He’s GOing to MARket.
- I SAW a TIGER.
- They WANT to LEARN.
- I NEED some HELP.
- She LOOKS like YOU.
- He SINGS very WELL.
- I’m NOT goING there.
- That SOUNDS inTERestING.
- I LOVE that PLACE.
- Where DID you GO?
- They HAVE a DOG.
- We ENjoy our TIME.
- SHE doesn’t LIKE it.
- I WILL do it.
- We HAD a GREAT time.
- They’re WATCHing a MOVIE.
- DON’T say THAT.
- I THINK it’s GOOD.
- EVERYbody LIKES music.
- Let’s GO to the PARK.
- The SUN is SHINing.
- I CAN help YOU.
- He MIGHT be SICK.
- What DO you WANT?
- She WORKS at a BANK.
- The KIDS are LAUGHing.
- We’re GOing SHOPping.
- It TASTES real GOOD.
- He BROKE the WINDOW.
- They SAW the LION.
- I NEED some WAter.
- The TEA is TOO hot.
- WHY are you LATE?
- I FORgot my PHONE.
- He RUNS very FAST.
- They AREN’T comING.
- You LOOK amaZING.
- DON’T TOUCH that!
- I MISS my FAMILY.
- We’re LEAVing toMORrow.
- The LIGHTS went OFF.
- He HAS a MEETING.
- I BROUGHT some CAKE.
- She LIKES to DANCE.
- What a BEAUtiful DRESS!
- He’s LATE aGAIN.
- I FELL aSLEEP.
- They are REALly NICE.
- Please CLOSE the DOOR.
- I’ll CALL you LATER.
- We WON the GAME.
- She READ the NEWS.
- DON’T be SCARED.
- Who ATE the CAKE?
- TURN off the LIGHT.
- The WATER is COLD.
- He WANTS to STAY.
- Let’s PLAY some MUSIC.
- It’s GETting DARK.
- Can I ASK you someTHING?
- We NEED to TALK.