Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 274 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) was
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) shelf
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) of
6. 6.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
8. 8.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
12. 12.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) yellow (c) and
13. 13.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) she
14. 14.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
15. 15.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) wrote
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) yellow (c) our
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) a (c) is
19. 19.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
22. 22.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) the (c) in
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
25. 25.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) pen (c) gave
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
29. 29.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
30. 30.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
34. 34.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) in
39. 39.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby

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