Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 863 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cricket (c) we
2. 2.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) in
3. 3.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) at
7. 7.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
8. 8.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) of (c) captain
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
10. 10.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
14. 14.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
16. 16.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) glass
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
22. 22.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) want
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
31. 31.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) to
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) me (c) pen
35. 35.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) bus
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) in
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach

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