Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 96 · 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) to (b) market (c) they
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) in
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
14. 14.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) in
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) bus
40. 40.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister

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