Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 896 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) he
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) the
8. 8.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) we
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) cousin
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) village (c) small
18. 18.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
20. 20.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
25. 25.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
27. 27.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
28. 28.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) my
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
31. 31.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
33. 33.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) a

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