Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 404 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
8. 8.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
9. 9.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) cricket
10. 10.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) she
11. 11.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) letter (c) grandma
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
17. 17.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
20. 20.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
23. 23.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
24. 24.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) of (c) cup
25. 25.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) keys
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) cup (c) I
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) yellow
33. 33.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
34. 34.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) a
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we

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