Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 288 · 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) can (b) languages (c) she
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) the
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
9. 9.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shelf (c) keys
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) are
14. 14.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) reading (c) book
21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
24. 24.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) was
25. 25.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) closed
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) in
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) my
39. 39.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we

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