Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 218 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
7. 7.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) was
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
33. 33.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the

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