Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 434 · 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 are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) are
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
4. 4.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) are
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
16. 16.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
17. 17.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) shop
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
23. 23.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) to
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) at
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
37. 37.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
39. 39.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) letter
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my

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