Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 320 · 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 is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) played (c) cricket
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) is
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) to
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
14. 14.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) yellow
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) gave
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) was (c) in
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) languages
35. 35.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) cousin (c) met
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
40. 40.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she

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