Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 902 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
3. 3.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
17. 17.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) I
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) playing
23. 23.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) rises
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
28. 28.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) in
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
30. 30.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) a
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) the
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) yellow
36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday

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