Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 303 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) at
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) need
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) and
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) captain
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my

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