Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 328 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
3. 3.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) a
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) in
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) flowers
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he

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