Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 353 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) us
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) captain
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
11. 11.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) the
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in

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