Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 318 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
7. 7.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
14. 14.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) are
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) on
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) is
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) the
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow

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