Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 203 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
9. 9.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) grandma
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree

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