Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 705 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
11. 11.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) the (c) milk
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) I
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
33. 33.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) want
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) is
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was

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