Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 377 · 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.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
2. 2.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
4. 4.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
6. 6.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) children (c) in
13. 13.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) played (c) cricket
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
19. 19.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) closed (c) the
20. 20.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
21. 21.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) Delhi
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) my (c) grandma
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) homework
24. 24.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
25. 25.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) we (c) and
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) a
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) of (c) water
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) sister (c) swim
30. 30.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
31. 31.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) he (c) small
32. 32.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) three
33. 33.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
36. 36.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
37. 37.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sweet (c) mangoes
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we

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