Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 998 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) languages
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
5. 5.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) the
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) kite (c) tree
22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) are
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
31. 31.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
34. 34.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) of
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) he
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the

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