Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 574 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
8. 8.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) flowers
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) park (c) cricket
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) rain
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
40. 40.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the

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