Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 756 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) the
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
29. 29.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) park
30. 30.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) station

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