Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 915 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
4. 4.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
7. 7.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
10. 10.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
11. 11.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
14. 14.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) the
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) on
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) milk (c) in
25. 25.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
26. 26.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
27. 27.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
31. 31.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
32. 32.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) cousin (c) I
34. 34.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
36. 36.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) can (c) three
37. 37.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) I
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can

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