Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 290 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) is
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
6. 6.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) new (c) bought
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
8. 8.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
9. 9.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
10. 10.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
11. 11.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) he (c) born
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
16. 16.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
19. 19.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) I (c) cup
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rain (c) in
26. 26.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
27. 27.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) gave (c) teacher
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) shop (c) Sunday
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
32. 32.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) small (c) born
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) see
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
36. 36.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) a
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) can
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) book (c) reading

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