Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 436 · 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 “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) letter
2. 2.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) I
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) at (c) my
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) tea (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) cup
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) I (c) glass
9. 9.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) children
10. 10.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) shelf
11. 11.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
13. 13.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) water
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) in (c) east
17. 17.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) I (c) cousin
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) closed
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) station (c) cousin
25. 25.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
27. 27.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cricket (c) played
28. 28.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) they (c) film
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) a (c) reading
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
35. 35.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
36. 36.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) cousin
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) gave (c) he
39. 39.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is

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