Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 597 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
5. 5.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) going
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) our
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rain
28. 28.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) are
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) flowers (c) are
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave

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