Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 987 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) film (c) watching
3. 3.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
6. 6.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) closed
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
12. 12.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
17. 17.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) a (c) singing
19. 19.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) in (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) for
25. 25.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
29. 29.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) a
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) the
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) cup
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) keys
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) I
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) the (c) red
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team

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