Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 855 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
5. 5.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) village (c) born
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
16. 16.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) me
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
26. 26.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) flowers
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) can
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) in
35. 35.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
38. 38.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) the

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