Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 299 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
2. 2.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
3. 3.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
8. 8.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) want
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) flowers
18. 18.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) at
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
27. 27.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
35. 35.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
38. 38.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) grandma

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