Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 287 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
2. 2.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) a
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) a
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) cousin
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) I
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf

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