Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 347 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
9. 9.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) cricket
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) glass
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) in
29. 29.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she

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