Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 301 · 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) the (c) in
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) yellow
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) the
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) to (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
17. 17.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
18. 18.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) the (c) bus
19. 19.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
21. 21.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) phone
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) played
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
26. 26.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) put
29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
31. 31.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) a
37. 37.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain

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