Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 940 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) on
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) met
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) the
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) my
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
33. 33.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
38. 38.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
39. 39.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet

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