Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 993 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) bus
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
4. 4.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
9. 9.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) fridge
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) playing
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) rain (c) children
23. 23.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is

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