Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 333 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) a
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) village
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) and
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) rain
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) a
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes

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