Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 991 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
2. 2.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) small
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
15. 15.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) playing
18. 18.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) bus
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
31. 31.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
33. 33.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) children
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) a (c) grandma
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages

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