Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 141 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
2. 2.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
3. 3.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) a
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) children (c) rain
5. 5.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
7. 7.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
10. 10.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) letter
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
14. 14.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) are (c) watching
16. 16.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) in
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) I
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
25. 25.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
26. 26.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
27. 27.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) in
30. 30.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives
31. 31.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
32. 32.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) going (c) beach
33. 33.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) put
34. 34.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
36. 36.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
38. 38.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) bus
39. 39.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) he

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