Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 946 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
11. 11.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) captain (c) team
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) yellow (c) bus
21. 21.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) born
23. 23.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
32. 32.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) small
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) station
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train

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