Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 734 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) fridge
3. 3.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
4. 4.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) we
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) of
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) I
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
33. 33.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) small
36. 36.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow

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