Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 158 · 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) fridge (b) Put (c) the
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) tea (c) I
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
5. 5.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) are
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
9. 9.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) at
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
14. 14.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
22. 22.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
23. 23.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) village
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
27. 27.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
29. 29.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
31. 31.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
32. 32.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
33. 33.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) yellow (c) are
37. 37.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they

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