Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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