Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 323 · 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 “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) village
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) he (c) team
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
10. 10.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
14. 14.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) I
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) letter
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) he
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) of
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
37. 37.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim

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