Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 692 · 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 is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) a
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) met
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
26. 26.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) to
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) letter
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
32. 32.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the

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