Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 175 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) east
5. 5.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
13. 13.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) was
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
22. 22.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
23. 23.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) a
25. 25.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) for
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) kite
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
36. 36.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
38. 38.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) red

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