Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 46 · 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) a (b) he (c) gave
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) my (c) station
4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
5. 5.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
6. 6.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) going
7. 7.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) train (c) the
8. 8.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) homework
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
10. 10.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
11. 11.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) Put (c) milk
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) went (c) market
13. 13.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) letter (c) a
14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
15. 15.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) a (c) bought
18. 18.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) the
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) the (c) of
20. 20.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) playing
23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) can (c) speak
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
26. 26.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) to
28. 28.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
29. 29.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) was
30. 30.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) the
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
32. 32.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) tea (c) want
33. 33.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) they (c) went
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
36. 36.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) letter (c) I
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
38. 38.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) he (c) captain
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) put
40. 40.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we

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