Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 823 · 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 late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
2. 2.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) the
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
5. 5.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
6. 6.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) shop (c) is
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) sun
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) shelf
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) cousin
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) of
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) a
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
34. 34.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
36. 36.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
38. 38.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
39. 39.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table

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