Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 20 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) want
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
13. 13.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) was
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
21. 21.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
25. 25.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) was
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
27. 27.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
36. 36.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the

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