Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 139 · 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) the (c) station
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
16. 16.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
20. 20.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
21. 21.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
25. 25.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
28. 28.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
31. 31.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
40. 40.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) grandma

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