Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 304 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
5. 5.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) a
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
20. 20.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) village
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) a (c) song
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) three
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film

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