Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 927 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) the
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
5. 5.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) to (c) letter
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) my
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
20. 20.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
21. 21.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
33. 33.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) my
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
35. 35.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) rain

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