Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 370 · 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 was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
7. 7.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
9. 9.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) shelf (c) put
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) the
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach

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