Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 152 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
2. 2.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
14. 14.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) in
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
27. 27.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) at
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
36. 36.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
40. 40.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he

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