Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 660 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
12. 12.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) he
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice

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