Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 676 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) phone
2. 2.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) he
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) east
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
21. 21.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) at
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) team (c) captain
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) he
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
36. 36.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
40. 40.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) bike

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