Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 70 · 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.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
7. 7.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) of (c) need
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) dal
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) closed (c) shop
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
16. 16.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) children
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) born
31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) to
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned

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