Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 772 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
2. 2.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
4. 4.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) he
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) beach
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
24. 24.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
30. 30.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) rises
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) yellow
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) born
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) in

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