Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 965 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
4. 4.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) was
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) he
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
16. 16.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) played
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) small
23. 23.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) is
24. 24.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) a (c) letter
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
34. 34.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
35. 35.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shelf (c) keys
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the

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