Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 419 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) I (c) a
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
3. 3.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
6. 6.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
7. 7.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
8. 8.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) played
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) need
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) a (c) glass
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) kite
13. 13.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) phone
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
16. 16.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) school (b) bus (c) our
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
19. 19.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) of
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
23. 23.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) I (c) my
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
29. 29.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
30. 30.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) singing
34. 34.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
36. 36.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
40. 40.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was

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