Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 109 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) on
4. 4.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) playing (c) children
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
14. 14.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) and
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
18. 18.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
21. 21.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
25. 25.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) I
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
32. 32.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) waited (c) bus
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) a
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) shelf
38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping

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