Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 161 · 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.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) yellow
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
16. 16.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
19. 19.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) are
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) rises
30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) wrote
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun

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