Sentence Stress Worksheet

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

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