Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 601 · 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 wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) letter
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) he
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) a
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) a
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) three
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a

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