Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 179 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
6. 6.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) station
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) are
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
23. 23.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) for
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) was
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) in
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned

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