Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 1 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) class
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) shop
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book

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