Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 167 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
2. 2.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) wrote
5. 5.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) homework
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) village
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
11. 11.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) are (c) flowers
13. 13.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) cup
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
18. 18.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) station
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
22. 22.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
26. 26.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) rain
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) need
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) in (c) played
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) cup
32. 32.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
34. 34.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
38. 38.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) the
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) rice (c) we

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