Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 197 · 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 is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) to
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) want
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
9. 9.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
13. 13.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
15. 15.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) the
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
19. 19.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) the
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) want (c) a
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) phone (c) bought
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) grandma
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) in
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
38. 38.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
39. 39.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) in

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