Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 205 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
15. 15.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) wrote
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) wrote
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
25. 25.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) a
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) are
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table

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