Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 585 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) the (c) station
3. 3.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
7. 7.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) glass
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) want (c) cup
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) cousin
11. 11.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) small
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) my (c) at
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
21. 21.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
25. 25.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) in
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
39. 39.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and

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