Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 517 · 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 “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) at
2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
8. 8.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) a
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) is (c) kite
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
19. 19.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
23. 23.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cousin (c) at
33. 33.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) rice
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon

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