Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 977 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
2. 2.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
3. 3.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) water
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) village
11. 11.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) of
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) homework (c) gave
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) closed (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
21. 21.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) she
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) children
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
28. 28.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) he (c) pen
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) a
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
39. 39.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I

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