Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 211 · 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.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) rain
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
10. 10.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
11. 11.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
12. 12.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) she (c) can
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
14. 14.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
15. 15.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) train (c) late
17. 17.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) red (c) yellow
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) teacher
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) met
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
32. 32.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
33. 33.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) born (c) village
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) tea
36. 36.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) Sunday
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) tea (c) a
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) he
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) she (c) a

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