Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 909 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) bus (c) waited
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) rain
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) a
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) to
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
16. 16.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
25. 25.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park

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