Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 748 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) flowers
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
8. 8.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
11. 11.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) of
13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
21. 21.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) the
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) to
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) Put
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
40. 40.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I

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