Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 856 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
4. 4.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) to
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) beach
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
17. 17.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) my
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
23. 23.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) waited
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
39. 39.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the

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