Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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