Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 682 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) a
6. 6.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) homework
9. 9.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
11. 11.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
14. 14.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
15. 15.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
18. 18.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
22. 22.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) in
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
26. 26.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) yellow
28. 28.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) grandma (c) letter
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
30. 30.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) for (c) waited
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) small
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) park
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are

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