Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 527 · 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) bought (b) a (c) she
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
4. 4.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) my
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) flowers
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) bus
14. 14.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) park
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) put
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a

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