Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 674 · 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) tree (b) in (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) flowers
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) shelf
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) grandma
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) he
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
19. 19.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
20. 20.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) small
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) and

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