Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 531 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
10. 10.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) letter
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
33. 33.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
34. 34.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) the
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a

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