Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 835 · 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) are
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) moon
3. 3.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) the
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
19. 19.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
23. 23.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
28. 28.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) beach (c) going
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
35. 35.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) was
37. 37.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) red (c) yellow
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was

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