Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 171 · 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 kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) my (c) I
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
8. 8.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) glass
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
12. 12.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) in (c) playing
18. 18.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
19. 19.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) park
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
28. 28.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) a (c) born
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
33. 33.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) film
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) is
39. 39.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) team
40. 40.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes

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