Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 41 · 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) the (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) a (c) gave
14. 14.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) wrote (c) grandma
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
27. 27.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) grandma
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
30. 30.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
37. 37.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) languages
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday

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