Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 410 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
2. 2.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
6. 6.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) yellow (c) are
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
10. 10.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) to (c) are
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) late (c) was
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
17. 17.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) the (c) cleaned
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) milk
19. 19.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
21. 21.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) station
22. 22.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
23. 23.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) children
24. 24.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) playing (c) the
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
27. 27.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) are (c) and
28. 28.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
30. 30.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
31. 31.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) station (c) cousin
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) keys (c) shelf
34. 34.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) speak
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) we
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) tree (c) is
38. 38.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) cricket (c) park
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the

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