Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 704 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
12. 12.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) letter
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) the
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
31. 31.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) park
33. 33.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school

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