Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 984 · 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 train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
3. 3.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
12. 12.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) the (c) station
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
26. 26.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
30. 30.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) rises
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is

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