Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 526 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) cousin
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
7. 7.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) in
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he

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