Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 875 · 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.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
13. 13.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
23. 23.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) in (c) born
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they

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