Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 581 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
6. 6.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) I (c) met
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
17. 17.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
22. 22.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) need
23. 23.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) the
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was

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