Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 324 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) rice
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
34. 34.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the

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