Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 583 · 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.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) grandma
8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) village
10. 10.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) playing
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) the
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
20. 20.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) my
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) the
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
37. 37.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the

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