Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 245 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
2. 2.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) I (c) can
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
4. 4.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
6. 6.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
7. 7.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
11. 11.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) the
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
14. 14.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) can
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) he (c) born
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) are
23. 23.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) and
24. 24.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) cricket (c) played
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) the
26. 26.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) grandma
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) small (c) was
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
30. 30.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) a
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) homework
38. 38.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
39. 39.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
40. 40.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us

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