Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 886 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
3. 3.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) was
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) park
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
9. 9.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) a
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) east (c) sun
14. 14.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
17. 17.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) a
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) in
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
25. 25.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) bus
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
27. 27.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
28. 28.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) are (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
30. 30.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) are
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) my
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) born
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
39. 39.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we

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