Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 54 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) lives (c) my
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) in
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) was
21. 21.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
25. 25.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) station (c) at
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) I
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
33. 33.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) playing
36. 36.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) team

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