Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 281 · 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 late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
2. 2.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
12. 12.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) a
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) new
26. 26.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) for
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) station
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
35. 35.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
39. 39.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) letter (c) wrote

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