Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 209 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) of
8. 8.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) my
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
16. 16.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) he
21. 21.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
22. 22.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
23. 23.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
25. 25.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
27. 27.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
30. 30.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) closed
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) red
36. 36.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) a
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can

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