Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 217 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
3. 3.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) was
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
5. 5.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) my (c) I
7. 7.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
8. 8.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
9. 9.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) children
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) my (c) in
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
13. 13.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) tree (c) is
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
17. 17.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
18. 18.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
21. 21.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) Sunday
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) a (c) phone
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) in
34. 34.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
36. 36.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
37. 37.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a

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