Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 49 · 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 stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) keys
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) on
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
18. 18.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) a
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) small
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) yellow
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) room
26. 26.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) the
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
39. 39.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she

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