Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 555 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) born
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) my
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) of
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) a (c) letter
23. 23.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
34. 34.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) ate
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
40. 40.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late

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