Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 136 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) they
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) met (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) children (c) the
7. 7.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
9. 9.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) playing
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) sun
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
21. 21.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) are
24. 24.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
26. 26.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) my (c) I
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
29. 29.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) a
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) the
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
39. 39.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) team (c) captain
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us

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