Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 291 · 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) milk (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) school (c) yellow
5. 5.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) the
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) park (c) cricket
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
9. 9.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) at
10. 10.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
11. 11.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
12. 12.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) the (c) children
15. 15.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) letter
23. 23.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
26. 26.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) wrote
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
35. 35.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) in
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) at
40. 40.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table

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