Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 422 · 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 “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
2. 2.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
24. 24.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
28. 28.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
32. 32.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) a
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) at

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