Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 456 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
5. 5.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) teacher
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
23. 23.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late

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