Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 482 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) glass (c) of
2. 2.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) station (c) I
4. 4.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
5. 5.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
6. 6.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) I
7. 7.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
8. 8.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
9. 9.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) me (c) he
10. 10.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
12. 12.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
13. 13.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
17. 17.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
18. 18.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
20. 20.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
21. 21.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) a
22. 22.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
24. 24.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) a
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) he
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
28. 28.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
29. 29.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
31. 31.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) my
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
33. 33.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) gave
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) fridge
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
37. 37.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
38. 38.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
39. 39.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) sun
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) she

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