Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 395 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) going (c) beach
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) need
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) my
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) milk
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) to
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) put
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
35. 35.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
37. 37.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) village
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they

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