Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 652 · 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.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) village
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
13. 13.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
15. 15.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) milk
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
19. 19.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
28. 28.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
30. 30.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) to
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) the
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow

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