Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 603 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) shop
9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) I
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
23. 23.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) at
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) in
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) to
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice

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