Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 443 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) cup
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) the
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
8. 8.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) our
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
17. 17.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) he
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
27. 27.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
32. 32.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
34. 34.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) at
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate

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