Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 782 · 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 ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) and
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) dal
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
24. 24.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) met
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
39. 39.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are

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