Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 135 · 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 is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) Sunday
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) on (c) shelf
14. 14.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) a
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
18. 18.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) beach (c) going
19. 19.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
24. 24.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
25. 25.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
26. 26.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) letter (c) to
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) speak
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) to (c) beach
34. 34.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) the (c) met
35. 35.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) he
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) the (c) we
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) red

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