Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 675 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) for (c) bus
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) keys
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
19. 19.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) I
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
23. 23.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
24. 24.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
26. 26.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
33. 33.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we

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