Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 308 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) a
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
23. 23.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) new
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
34. 34.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the

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