Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 151 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) to
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) playing
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
11. 11.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) rises
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) languages
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) put
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) is
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
40. 40.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can

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