Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 831 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
6. 6.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) are
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) new (c) she
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
21. 21.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) gave
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) Sunday
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
34. 34.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) is
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing

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