Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 387 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) wrote
5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) are
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) song (c) singing
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
25. 25.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
26. 26.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) bus
30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
33. 33.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) the
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us

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