Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 800 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
19. 19.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
21. 21.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
22. 22.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
29. 29.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) wrote
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
40. 40.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the

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