Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 103 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) are
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) shelf
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) a (c) glass
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) village
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) the
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
40. 40.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the

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