Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 445 · 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 “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) dog (c) table
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
4. 4.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
6. 6.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) pen (c) me
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) the
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) to
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
12. 12.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
18. 18.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
22. 22.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
23. 23.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) a (c) bike
25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop
26. 26.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
28. 28.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) team (c) of
29. 29.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) bus
30. 30.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) he (c) on
31. 31.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
32. 32.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
35. 35.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) sun (c) east
36. 36.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) we
37. 37.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
38. 38.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) small (c) a
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
40. 40.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby

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