Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 485 · 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) rises (b) sun (c) the
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) closed
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) I
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) park (c) cricket
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) the
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) grandma
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) bus
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she

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