Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 812 · 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) she (b) was (c) singing
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) the (c) in
5. 5.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
7. 7.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) in
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) shop
14. 14.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
15. 15.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) the (c) cousin
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) letter
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) of
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) see
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) they (c) live
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen

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