Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 337 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
4. 4.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) on
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) of
10. 10.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) of
12. 12.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) in
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) to
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
20. 20.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) tea
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) red
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) was
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) homework
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) languages
25. 25.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
26. 26.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) baby (c) sleeping
31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
32. 32.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
33. 33.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
34. 34.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) a (c) me
35. 35.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) was (c) singing
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
37. 37.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
39. 39.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) bike
40. 40.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our

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