Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 695 · 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.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) I
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
14. 14.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) village
21. 21.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) played
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) children
32. 32.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) the
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river

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