Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 30 · 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 “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
2. 2.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
5. 5.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
7. 7.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
8. 8.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
10. 10.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) they
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) wrote
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) waited
13. 13.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) on
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) are (c) going
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
17. 17.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) station (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) want
22. 22.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
24. 24.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) are
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
27. 27.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) at
28. 28.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) can (c) bike
31. 31.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) he
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
34. 34.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) letter
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
37. 37.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) wrote (c) grandma
38. 38.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) beach (c) going

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