Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 427 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) on (c) shelf
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) is (c) our
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) in
4. 4.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) a
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) a
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
9. 9.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) village (c) he
10. 10.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) was (c) late
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
13. 13.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
18. 18.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
19. 19.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
21. 21.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
22. 22.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) met (c) cousin
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) my
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) beach
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) at (c) met
27. 27.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
28. 28.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
29. 29.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) phone
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) class (c) was
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) bike
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
36. 36.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) the
37. 37.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
39. 39.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) baby (c) sleeping
40. 40.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) us (c) teacher

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