Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 421 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) team
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
16. 16.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) I
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
20. 20.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) in
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
31. 31.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was

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