Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 825 · 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 stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
4. 4.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) captain
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) flowers
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) keys
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
13. 13.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) I
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) the
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
21. 21.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I

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