Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 282 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) the
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) need (c) glass
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
8. 8.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) park
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) the
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
34. 34.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) captain
36. 36.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we

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