Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 100 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) and
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
22. 22.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
25. 25.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
26. 26.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
28. 28.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) was
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) captain
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the

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