Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 980 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) my
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
3. 3.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) is
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) I
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) a
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) my
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
12. 12.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
14. 14.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
26. 26.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) park
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain

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