Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 514 · 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 “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) teacher
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) in
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) the
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) playing
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) village
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) dal
34. 34.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
35. 35.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going

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