Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 942 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
11. 11.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
12. 12.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) station
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) team
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
23. 23.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) shop (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) children (c) rain
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) village
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a

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