Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 810 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
6. 6.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) Sunday
9. 9.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) met
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) to
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
30. 30.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) I
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) can
36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are

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