Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 845 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
4. 4.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) is
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) small
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
24. 24.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) flowers
35. 35.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) phone
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) glass
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was

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