Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 86 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
15. 15.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) speak (c) she
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) gave
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
22. 22.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) born
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
26. 26.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
32. 32.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) water
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) rain
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
39. 39.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
40. 40.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing

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