Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 441 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) he
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
20. 20.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
27. 27.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) of
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) I (c) letter
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the

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