Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 974 · 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 live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) rain
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
7. 7.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) tea
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) yellow
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) on
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
28. 28.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
34. 34.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) born
39. 39.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
40. 40.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) he

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