Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 315 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
16. 16.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
25. 25.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) team
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) languages
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
38. 38.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played

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