Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 42 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) grandma
6. 6.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) room (c) cleaned
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) the
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
22. 22.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
23. 23.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) milk
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) singing (c) song
30. 30.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are

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