Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 425 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
2. 2.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) in (c) Put
4. 4.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
5. 5.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
9. 9.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
12. 12.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) the (c) team
13. 13.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
17. 17.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) was
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) east (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
20. 20.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
22. 22.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) I
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) late
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
27. 27.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) water (c) need
29. 29.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) need
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) is (c) team
33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
36. 36.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
38. 38.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) we (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live

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