Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 313 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
11. 11.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
13. 13.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
19. 19.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
25. 25.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
29. 29.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) sweet
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
39. 39.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is

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