Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 454 · 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 stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
3. 3.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
4. 4.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) we (c) ate
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) us (c) the
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
7. 7.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
8. 8.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) the (c) I
9. 9.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
11. 11.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) lives
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) ate
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) in (c) kite
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) song
16. 16.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) village (c) a
17. 17.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
20. 20.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
22. 22.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) the
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) dal
24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
25. 25.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) a
26. 26.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) tea
27. 27.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
28. 28.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
29. 29.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
30. 30.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) for (c) late
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) on (c) shop
32. 32.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
33. 33.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
34. 34.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
35. 35.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) reading (c) book
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
38. 38.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
39. 39.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) our (c) school

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