Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 276 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) letter
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) he
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
21. 21.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
29. 29.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) ate
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) a
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) in
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) shop
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages

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