Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 156 · 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) the (b) milk (c) Put
2. 2.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
3. 3.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) class (c) she
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) in (c) rain
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) are
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
9. 9.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) lives
10. 10.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going
13. 13.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
15. 15.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
16. 16.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
17. 17.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
21. 21.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
22. 22.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
23. 23.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
26. 26.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) the (c) met
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) is (c) bus
30. 30.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) village (c) was
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
35. 35.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) playing
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late

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