Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 894 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) cousin (c) met
2. 2.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
3. 3.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) the
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) are
10. 10.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) was (c) class
11. 11.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) of
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) and (c) red
13. 13.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) he
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) captain
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) on
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) beach
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
26. 26.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) watching (c) film
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) pen
29. 29.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) captain
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
31. 31.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) flowers
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film

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