Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 215 · 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 “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) book
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) and (c) flowers
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) dal (c) ate
6. 6.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) see
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
10. 10.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) met (c) station
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) grandma
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) tea
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) flowers (c) the
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my
17. 17.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) class
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
22. 22.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) born (c) in
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) baby (c) the
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) small
26. 26.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) the
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) the (c) for
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
32. 32.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
37. 37.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
38. 38.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
39. 39.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the

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