Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 473 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) the (c) on
2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
4. 4.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
5. 5.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
7. 7.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
8. 8.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
10. 10.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) teacher (c) the
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
14. 14.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) is
15. 15.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
16. 16.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
17. 17.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
20. 20.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
21. 21.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
23. 23.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
24. 24.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) pen
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
27. 27.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
28. 28.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
29. 29.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
30. 30.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) cricket
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) song (b) singing (c) a
33. 33.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) cousin (c) station
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) he
35. 35.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
40. 40.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) on

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