Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 811 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
4. 4.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
10. 10.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
13. 13.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
17. 17.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) to
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) the
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
24. 24.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) a
27. 27.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) I (c) letter
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is

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