Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 258 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) a
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
23. 23.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
24. 24.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the

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