Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 397 · 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 train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) to
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
11. 11.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) are
13. 13.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
25. 25.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) to
32. 32.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
33. 33.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) yellow
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) water
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) my (c) I

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