Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 464 · 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) the (b) milk (c) in
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) a
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
4. 4.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) we
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
6. 6.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) children (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) the
9. 9.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
10. 10.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) the (c) I
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of
12. 12.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
14. 14.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
15. 15.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
17. 17.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
18. 18.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) is (c) reading
20. 20.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) born
21. 21.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
22. 22.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
27. 27.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) and (c) rice
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) I
29. 29.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) at (b) met (c) station
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) I
32. 32.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) team
33. 33.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
35. 35.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) us (c) gave
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) for
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
39. 39.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
40. 40.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they

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