Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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