Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 33 · 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 played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) was
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) in
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) yellow
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) phone
28. 28.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) the
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
34. 34.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
35. 35.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) in
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is

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