Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 918 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) to
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) are (c) rain
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
33. 33.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the

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