Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 62 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
19. 19.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
25. 25.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
27. 27.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) my
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
35. 35.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a

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