Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 296 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) to
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
19. 19.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
29. 29.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in

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