Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 271 · 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.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
2. 2.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
6. 6.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) put
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) grandma
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
19. 19.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) in
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I

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