Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 25 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) in
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
19. 19.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
36. 36.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my

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