Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 943 · 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 “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
2. 2.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
4. 4.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
5. 5.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) a (c) he
7. 7.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) the
8. 8.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) playing
9. 9.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) shop
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) dal (c) and
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
16. 16.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
18. 18.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) the
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
31. 31.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the
37. 37.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
39. 39.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers

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