Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 11 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
3. 3.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
4. 4.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
6. 6.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
9. 9.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bike (c) ride
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) is
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
21. 21.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
23. 23.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) played
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
32. 32.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
36. 36.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
39. 39.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for

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