Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 143 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) played
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
8. 8.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) glass
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) wrote (c) I
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
15. 15.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
16. 16.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) in
18. 18.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) for
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
24. 24.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) I (c) letter
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) bus (c) waited
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) was
31. 31.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
32. 32.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) baby
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) water (c) need
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) going
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) going (c) beach
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market

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