Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 457 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
6. 6.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) we
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
28. 28.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room

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