Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 742 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
5. 5.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) new
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
8. 8.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
11. 11.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) grandma
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) need
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) are

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