Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 904 · 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 can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
2. 2.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) born
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) rice
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
12. 12.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) captain
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
20. 20.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) sun
35. 35.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
36. 36.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
37. 37.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we

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