Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 199 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) are
11. 11.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) I (c) cousin
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) wrote
20. 20.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
24. 24.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) of
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) grandma (c) letter
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) to
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the

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