Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 970 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
7. 7.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
10. 10.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun

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