Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 306 · 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 “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
7. 7.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
13. 13.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) met
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) they
17. 17.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
22. 22.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) small
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) grandma
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me

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