Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 406 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
8. 8.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) late (c) class
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) met
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) in
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need

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