Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 651 · 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 stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) languages
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) cousin
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
27. 27.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) I
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) letter

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