Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 255 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
3. 3.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
6. 6.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) is
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) are
21. 21.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
23. 23.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
29. 29.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
38. 38.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing

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