Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 50 · 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.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
2. 2.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
13. 13.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
23. 23.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
38. 38.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and

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