Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 498 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) us
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) shop
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
30. 30.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) a

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