Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 383 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
15. 15.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) can
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
24. 24.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
27. 27.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) the (c) red
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
39. 39.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a

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