Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 505 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) rice
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
8. 8.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) wrote
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) grandma
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
14. 14.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) cup
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) I
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) sun
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
27. 27.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) of
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) born (c) small
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
40. 40.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she

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