Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 975 · 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 are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) the (c) east
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) was (c) small
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late

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