Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 599 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
2. 2.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) fridge
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) rises
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the

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