Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 47 · 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 flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) are (c) and
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
3. 3.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) tree
4. 4.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) kite
5. 5.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) are (c) the
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) they
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
10. 10.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
11. 11.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
12. 12.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
13. 13.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) they
14. 14.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) a
15. 15.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) she
16. 16.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) to
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) homework
19. 19.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) yellow
20. 20.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) playing (c) rain
23. 23.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
25. 25.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
26. 26.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
31. 31.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
33. 33.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
34. 34.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) can (c) I
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
38. 38.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Put (c) the

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