Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 952 · 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.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) film
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
4. 4.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) see (c) moon
7. 7.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) at
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) a
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) of
14. 14.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) flowers
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
20. 20.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
26. 26.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
36. 36.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can

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