Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 836 · 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 need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) water
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) are
7. 7.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
11. 11.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) wrote (c) my
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) tea (c) want
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
22. 22.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) and
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) at (c) I
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
30. 30.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
31. 31.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) village
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) gave
37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) of

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