Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 468 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
4. 4.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) he (c) gave
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
6. 6.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) was (c) small
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
10. 10.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
11. 11.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) a
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
13. 13.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) market
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) Sunday
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) bus (c) school
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) my (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) are
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) to (c) grandma
21. 21.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
22. 22.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) they (c) went
23. 23.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) they (c) to
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) was (c) song
27. 27.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) he (c) put
28. 28.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree
29. 29.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) in (c) the
30. 30.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) on
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) going
34. 34.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) in (c) he
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) at (c) station
36. 36.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) letter
37. 37.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) are

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