Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 81 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
8. 8.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cup (c) tea
10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
11. 11.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) the
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
15. 15.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) captain (c) team
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) ride (c) bike
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) book
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) was
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
26. 26.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
27. 27.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
28. 28.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) born
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) is
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
38. 38.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) children
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is

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