Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 932 · 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 shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) to
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
25. 25.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) need
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is

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