Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 867 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) cousin
11. 11.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
17. 17.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
20. 20.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) a
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) Sunday
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) on
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
36. 36.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) in (c) milk
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) small
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small

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