Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 936 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
3. 3.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) I
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my
9. 9.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) cup (c) tea
15. 15.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
16. 16.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) languages (c) she
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
29. 29.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) she (c) new
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) our (c) is
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) singing
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
36. 36.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed

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