Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 648 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
6. 6.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
8. 8.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
9. 9.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) can (c) speak
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
13. 13.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
14. 14.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
15. 15.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) Sunday
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) to
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
30. 30.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
31. 31.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) school (c) bus
33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
40. 40.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my

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