Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 593 · 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 “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
2. 2.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) can
4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) a (c) I
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
24. 24.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) rain
27. 27.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) school (c) our
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) was
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) met
31. 31.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) the
39. 39.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
40. 40.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film

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