Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 789 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
3. 3.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) was (c) song
4. 4.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) he (c) was
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
14. 14.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) our
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
25. 25.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
27. 27.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
28. 28.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
30. 30.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
34. 34.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) yellow
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
36. 36.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) he
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
40. 40.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) the

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