Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 938 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) he
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
5. 5.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) fridge
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
16. 16.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) small
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) I
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) she (c) singing
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) school
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
28. 28.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
30. 30.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
38. 38.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was

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