Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 267 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) I (c) wrote
2. 2.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
5. 5.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
6. 6.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) to
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
10. 10.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
11. 11.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) a
13. 13.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) I (c) the
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) I
16. 16.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
18. 18.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
20. 20.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) shop
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) red (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) in (c) village
25. 25.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) he
29. 29.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) station
31. 31.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) going
35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop

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