Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 749 · 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 see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
6. 6.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) red
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) my
27. 27.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) I
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) river (c) live
30. 30.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
38. 38.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak

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