Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 432 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
2. 2.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
3. 3.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) a (c) ride
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) playing (c) the
6. 6.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) beach
7. 7.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) ate (c) dal
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) market
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) flowers
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
18. 18.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) I (c) of
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) flowers
22. 22.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) are
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) milk (c) Put
25. 25.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
29. 29.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
30. 30.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
32. 32.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) class
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
34. 34.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
37. 37.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) of (c) captain
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) song
39. 39.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
40. 40.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I

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