Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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