Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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