Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 431 · 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.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
5. 5.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) at
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) keys (c) put
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
31. 31.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
32. 32.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) and
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing

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