Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 414 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) wrote
3. 3.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
4. 4.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) need (c) I
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
8. 8.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) closed
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
10. 10.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) fridge (c) milk
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
13. 13.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) letter (c) wrote
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) to
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) friend (c) my
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
18. 18.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) I
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) cup
22. 22.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) of
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) film (c) watching
25. 25.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
26. 26.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
29. 29.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) rain (c) playing
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) tea (c) want
33. 33.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) of
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we
36. 36.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
38. 38.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) of
40. 40.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises

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