Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 885 · 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 are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) station
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) I
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) red
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping

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