Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 420 · 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 can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
3. 3.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) we (c) the
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) put (c) shelf
5. 5.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
6. 6.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) three (c) speak
8. 8.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
9. 9.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
12. 12.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
13. 13.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
15. 15.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) in
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
18. 18.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) team
19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) they
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) song (c) she
22. 22.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
23. 23.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
24. 24.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
27. 27.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
28. 28.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
29. 29.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) my (c) grandma
30. 30.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
32. 32.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) my
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) singing
34. 34.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
37. 37.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) closed
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought

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