Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 210 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) a (c) water
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) see (c) moon
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) waited
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) ride (c) I
15. 15.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) she
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) played
21. 21.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) played (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) watching
28. 28.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
32. 32.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
36. 36.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) small (c) village
40. 40.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I

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