Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 945 · 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 “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
3. 3.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) cousin (c) station
9. 9.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) the
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) yellow
12. 12.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) my
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
17. 17.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
21. 21.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) keys
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) class (c) late
26. 26.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) small
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) a
34. 34.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) the
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) the (c) east
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) to
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) she

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