Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 236 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
2. 2.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) milk
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class

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