Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 467 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) I
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) the (c) homework
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) letter
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) water
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) yellow

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