Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 243 · 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 “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
4. 4.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
8. 8.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) grandma
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) children
22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) my (c) grandma
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) languages
38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride

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