Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 698 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) yellow
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
5. 5.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) we
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
20. 20.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) is
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
26. 26.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
27. 27.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) waited (c) bus
29. 29.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) met
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
31. 31.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
35. 35.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
37. 37.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) wrote
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can

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