Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 640 · 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) village (c) he
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) at
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) grandma (c) wrote
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) three
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to

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