Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 797 · 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.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) in
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
6. 6.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
8. 8.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) my
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
15. 15.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) playing
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) put
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
31. 31.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) sun
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they

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