Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 381 · 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.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) and
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) rain
14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
28. 28.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) Delhi
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she

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