Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 98 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) of (c) tea
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
6. 6.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) station
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) cup
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) she
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) small
26. 26.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
33. 33.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) rises
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can

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