Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 283 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) shelf
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
3. 3.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
4. 4.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) grandma
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) he (c) me
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
9. 9.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
11. 11.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
12. 12.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
13. 13.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) was (c) she
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) shelf
15. 15.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
16. 16.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) at (c) cousin
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
18. 18.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) team
20. 20.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) a
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
22. 22.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) wrote
24. 24.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
25. 25.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
26. 26.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) park
29. 29.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
33. 33.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
36. 36.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
39. 39.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) to
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live

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