Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 501 · 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 “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) Sunday
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) station
12. 12.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
14. 14.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) small
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) grandma
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) he
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) the
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) need
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching

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