Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 329 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
2. 2.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) red (c) and
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) are (c) yellow
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) was (c) a
8. 8.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
10. 10.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
11. 11.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
12. 12.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) are
13. 13.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) a (c) watching
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) can (c) she
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
18. 18.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
23. 23.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) glass
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
26. 26.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
28. 28.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) and
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) born
31. 31.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) water
33. 33.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) new
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
35. 35.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) rises
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) put (c) keys
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a

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