Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 221 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) shelf
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) he (c) book
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) I (c) need
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
7. 7.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
9. 9.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
13. 13.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
14. 14.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) rain
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) letter
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) bus
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
23. 23.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
32. 32.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) the (c) cricket
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
38. 38.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
40. 40.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen

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