Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 747 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
4. 4.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) red
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
14. 14.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) in
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
18. 18.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) the
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) village (c) born
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
29. 29.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
35. 35.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water

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