Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 859 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) new
2. 2.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) a
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) shop
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) the
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
37. 37.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree

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