Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 908 · 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 train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) grandma
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) flowers
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
16. 16.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) of
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) closed
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) east
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
24. 24.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
28. 28.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are

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