Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 486 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) I
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
20. 20.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) grandma
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) a
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) my
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
38. 38.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can

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