Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 976 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) can
4. 4.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) was
5. 5.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) on
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) team
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) our (c) yellow
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) red
21. 21.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
23. 23.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) keys
25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
28. 28.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) I
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
30. 30.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) grandma
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the

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