Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 254 · 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 “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
2. 2.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) he
5. 5.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
8. 8.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
11. 11.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) they
13. 13.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) children
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
18. 18.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
19. 19.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) can
20. 20.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
22. 22.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) at
30. 30.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
32. 32.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) met
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
35. 35.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) grandma (c) wrote
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
38. 38.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
39. 39.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
40. 40.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we

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