Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 119 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) he
2. 2.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
3. 3.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) grandma
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) the
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) playing (c) children
8. 8.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) rises
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) going
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
26. 26.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) shelf
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) cousin
30. 30.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
33. 33.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) the (c) are
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
35. 35.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) team
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
38. 38.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) the

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