Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 458 · 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.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
2. 2.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) rises (c) the
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
5. 5.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) grandma
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) the
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) is (c) sleeping
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
10. 10.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) can
11. 11.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) letter (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
15. 15.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) we
18. 18.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) are
19. 19.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
20. 20.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) met (c) my
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) the
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
24. 24.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) yellow
26. 26.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
27. 27.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
29. 29.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
30. 30.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) she (c) speak
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) can
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
35. 35.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) letter
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) a
38. 38.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) east
39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) a (c) pen
40. 40.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our

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