Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 44 · 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 gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) me
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) in (c) a
4. 4.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
5. 5.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) is
6. 6.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) I (c) bike
7. 7.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) the (c) is
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) swim (c) sister
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
15. 15.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) a (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
17. 17.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) a (c) are
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach
20. 20.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
21. 21.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) village (c) he
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) station (c) met
25. 25.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) grandma
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) in (c) rises
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) three
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) I
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
34. 34.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
35. 35.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) at
37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
38. 38.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride

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