Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 189 · 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) beach (b) are (c) to
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) speak (c) three
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
7. 7.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) school
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) they
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) a
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
18. 18.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) ate
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) phone
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) a (c) letter
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
36. 36.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
37. 37.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) the (c) dog

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