Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 264 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
11. 11.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can

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