Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 222 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
15. 15.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) shop
18. 18.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
19. 19.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
24. 24.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet

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