Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 683 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) born (c) small
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) was
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) put
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) my
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need

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