Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 815 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) the
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
4. 4.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
5. 5.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) is (c) team
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) yellow
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
22. 22.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
26. 26.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) my
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
38. 38.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the

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