Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 775 · 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 “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) to
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
5. 5.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) was
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
10. 10.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) was
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
16. 16.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) wrote
19. 19.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) reading
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) my
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
30. 30.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
35. 35.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
37. 37.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) to (c) went

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