Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 558 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
18. 18.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
21. 21.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
34. 34.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) to
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
40. 40.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) children

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