Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 219 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
5. 5.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) are
7. 7.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
9. 9.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
13. 13.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) in
14. 14.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
15. 15.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
16. 16.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
17. 17.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) is
21. 21.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) the
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) shop
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
32. 32.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
34. 34.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
36. 36.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
39. 39.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) children
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we

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