Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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