Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 596 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) rain
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) school
35. 35.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small

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