Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 462 · 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 sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
4. 4.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
6. 6.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) a (c) small
8. 8.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) the (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) I (c) a
10. 10.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
11. 11.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) watching (c) film
12. 12.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) letter
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
14. 14.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) we
15. 15.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) for
16. 16.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
19. 19.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) languages (b) three (c) she
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) yellow
24. 24.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) the (c) we
27. 27.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) need
28. 28.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) on (c) Sunday
29. 29.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
30. 30.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
31. 31.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
33. 33.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) shelf (c) on
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
38. 38.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
39. 39.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) ate (c) dal
40. 40.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and

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