Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 348 · 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 need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) market
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) the
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
6. 6.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
7. 7.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) the
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) bus (c) is
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
18. 18.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
20. 20.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) the
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rain
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) need (c) I
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
27. 27.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) friend
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) grandma (c) to
30. 30.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) book (c) reading
31. 31.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) I
32. 32.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) is
33. 33.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
37. 37.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
38. 38.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) a (c) want

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