Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 234 · 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 can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) my
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
19. 19.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) wrote
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in

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