Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 292 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) bus (c) waited
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
9. 9.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) tree (c) kite
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) cricket
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
36. 36.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
39. 39.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing

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