Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 816 · 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 children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) are
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
9. 9.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) rain
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) my
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) rice
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) born
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the

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