Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 223 · 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) of (b) a (c) need
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
3. 3.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) a
5. 5.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) market (c) went
7. 7.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
9. 9.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
12. 12.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
15. 15.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
22. 22.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) the (c) I
23. 23.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) born
24. 24.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) team (c) the
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
28. 28.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
29. 29.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
30. 30.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) us
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) on
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
37. 37.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) a
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
40. 40.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages

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