Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 295 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) Put
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) keys
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) we
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) phone (c) she
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) of
7. 7.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) is
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
15. 15.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
16. 16.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
17. 17.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) see
18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
19. 19.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) in
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) born (c) a
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
25. 25.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
26. 26.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
28. 28.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) yellow (c) school
29. 29.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
30. 30.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
31. 31.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) wrote
33. 33.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) she
38. 38.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) flowers
40. 40.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher

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