Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 195 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) phone
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) met
15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) was
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
18. 18.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
29. 29.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited

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