Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 973 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) in
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) gave
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
9. 9.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
11. 11.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) she (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
18. 18.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
20. 20.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
26. 26.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) park
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
39. 39.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) he
40. 40.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in

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