Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 619 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
4. 4.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) in
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
27. 27.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) cousin
32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) I (c) wrote
36. 36.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus

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