Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 45 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) letter (c) grandma
6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) team (c) captain
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) of
30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave

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