Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 947 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) the
5. 5.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) can
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) keys (c) put
7. 7.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) he
8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) on
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Put (c) fridge
13. 13.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
14. 14.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) rises
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) can (c) moon
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) a
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) children
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) he
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) a
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
28. 28.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) and
31. 31.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) we
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) beach
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
37. 37.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
39. 39.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is

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