Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 475 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) was (c) village
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
5. 5.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) met
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
8. 8.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
11. 11.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
20. 20.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) is
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
38. 38.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late

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