Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 213 · 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.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) are
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) east
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
23. 23.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
29. 29.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
34. 34.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal

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