Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 371 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
6. 6.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
8. 8.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) is
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) letter
19. 19.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) glass
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
29. 29.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) speak

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