Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 95 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) my
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) teacher
16. 16.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) and
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
31. 31.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
32. 32.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) small
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late

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