Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 52 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) rice
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) put
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) letter
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water

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