Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 691 · 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 was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
8. 8.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
12. 12.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) a
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) I
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
21. 21.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
22. 22.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) our (c) school
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) of (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog

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