Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 55 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) bus
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) bus
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shop (c) closed
17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
23. 23.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) in
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) she (c) class
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see

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