Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 428 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) need
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) he
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) the
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) he
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) was
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
18. 18.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) wrote
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) small
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) he (c) team
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) cousin
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) in
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) letter
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) he
37. 37.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) she
40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) I

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