Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 249 · 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.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
2. 2.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
3. 3.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) we
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
7. 7.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) on
10. 10.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) he
11. 11.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
12. 12.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
15. 15.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
16. 16.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) are
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) phone
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) glass
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
25. 25.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) my
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) Delhi
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
29. 29.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) class (c) late
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
34. 34.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) rain
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) was
37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
39. 39.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) he
40. 40.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was

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