Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 361 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) red
2. 2.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
3. 3.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
4. 4.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
7. 7.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) closed (c) is
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
9. 9.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) is
11. 11.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) need
13. 13.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
15. 15.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
18. 18.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) the (c) live
19. 19.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) glass
20. 20.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) she
21. 21.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
22. 22.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) gave (c) pen
24. 24.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
25. 25.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) playing
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
28. 28.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) friend
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) phone
31. 31.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) to
32. 32.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
33. 33.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) see (c) moon
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) for
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) my (c) met
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) in
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
38. 38.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
39. 39.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) cousin
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a

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