Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 471 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
2. 2.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) three
7. 7.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) I
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) want
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) to
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my

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