Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 263 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
4. 4.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) cricket
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) water
21. 21.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) letter
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the

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