Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 996 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) wrote (c) letter
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
8. 8.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
17. 17.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
31. 31.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) a
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
35. 35.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station

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