Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 310 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
8. 8.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
11. 11.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) park
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) glass (c) water
28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) Sunday
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) grandma
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she

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