Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 503 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
8. 8.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) was (c) born
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) in
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) and
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) the
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) grandma
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) at (c) met
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus

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