Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 466 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
2. 2.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
4. 4.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) I (c) can
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
9. 9.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) phone (b) a (c) she
10. 10.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) in (c) we
11. 11.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) flowers (b) red (c) are
12. 12.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) shelf
13. 13.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
14. 14.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) a (c) tea
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) playing (c) are
16. 16.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) he
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
18. 18.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) tree
19. 19.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
20. 20.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) keys
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) for (c) late
22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) ate
23. 23.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) book
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
27. 27.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
29. 29.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
30. 30.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) I
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
33. 33.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) pen
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
35. 35.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) born
36. 36.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) born (c) a
40. 40.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our

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