Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 66 · 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) swim (b) sister (c) can
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) my
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
12. 12.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) station
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
18. 18.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) rain (c) the
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) three
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
29. 29.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
30. 30.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
32. 32.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
33. 33.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
35. 35.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride

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