Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 492 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
14. 14.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) village
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) born
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
36. 36.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they

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