Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 439 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) water
5. 5.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
8. 8.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
10. 10.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) glass (c) need
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) born (c) he
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
22. 22.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) in
24. 24.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
25. 25.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) at
27. 27.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) for
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
31. 31.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) we
35. 35.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) reading
40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to

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