Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 90 · 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 “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) a
3. 3.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
4. 4.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
6. 6.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
18. 18.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) the
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) the
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) village
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
33. 33.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
34. 34.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) film
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote

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