Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 118 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) shop
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) village
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) are
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) met
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
28. 28.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
29. 29.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they

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