Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 450 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
4. 4.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) we (c) going
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rain (c) children
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) phone
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) languages
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
35. 35.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) Sunday
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song

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