Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 155 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) us
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) the
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) bus
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the

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