Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 717 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
12. 12.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) the
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) in
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) wrote
17. 17.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) in (c) village
24. 24.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
35. 35.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
36. 36.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) grandma
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class

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