Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 342 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) my
10. 10.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) is (c) Sunday
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) are
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
29. 29.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song

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