Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 751 · 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 can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) languages (c) three
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
7. 7.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
10. 10.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
12. 12.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) shelf (c) keys
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) need (c) water
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
26. 26.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) cousin
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) born (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) he
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) in
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge

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