Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 737 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
7. 7.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) a
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
13. 13.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
17. 17.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
24. 24.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
32. 32.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
37. 37.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) late
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was

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