Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 12 · 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 the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) is
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) the
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
4. 4.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) the
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
38. 38.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) water

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