Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 840 · 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 “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) yellow (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
3. 3.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) new
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) the (c) waited
14. 14.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
20. 20.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) languages
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
23. 23.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) we
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
33. 33.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) is
34. 34.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rises (c) east
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) grandma (c) to

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