Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 653 · 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) a (b) small (c) village
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) small
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
12. 12.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) shop
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
22. 22.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
37. 37.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) wrote
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on

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