Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 545 · 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) red (b) are (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) cricket
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
12. 12.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) met
19. 19.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) station
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
35. 35.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) playing
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping

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