Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 636 · 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 stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) small
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
8. 8.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
10. 10.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
16. 16.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red
20. 20.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) station
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
34. 34.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) closed

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