Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 571 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) to
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
17. 17.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) to
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
27. 27.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) a
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
30. 30.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) I
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is

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