Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 168 · 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 “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) we
10. 10.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) late
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
12. 12.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
15. 15.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
20. 20.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) station (c) cousin
22. 22.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
24. 24.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) reading (c) book
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
28. 28.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) a
29. 29.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) she
32. 32.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) in
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
37. 37.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) the
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) a
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the

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