Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 799 · 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 “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) park
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
23. 23.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) a (c) wrote
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) was
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
35. 35.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) tea
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) cousin
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of

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