Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 251 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
2. 2.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
4. 4.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
6. 6.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) small
9. 9.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) glass
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) he
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) a
14. 14.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) he
15. 15.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
16. 16.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) put (c) shelf
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
21. 21.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
22. 22.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) the
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) park (c) in
27. 27.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) village
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) I
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
33. 33.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
35. 35.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
36. 36.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market

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