Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 340 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
8. 8.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) the
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
20. 20.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) Sunday
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) small
31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
32. 32.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus

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