Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 988 · 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.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
2. 2.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
4. 4.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
11. 11.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
16. 16.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
22. 22.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
24. 24.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) I
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) I
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they

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