Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 779 · 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) a (b) they (c) watching
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) dal
7. 7.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
8. 8.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) to
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
16. 16.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) cousin (c) met
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) yellow (c) flowers
19. 19.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
30. 30.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
34. 34.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
35. 35.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) grandma
37. 37.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) he (c) reading

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