Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 490 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
3. 3.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) going (c) to
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) the
6. 6.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) of
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) swim (c) my
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) and (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) dal (c) and
10. 10.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) the (c) and
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) can
12. 12.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
13. 13.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
14. 14.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) new (c) she
15. 15.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) closed (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
17. 17.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
18. 18.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) are (c) red
19. 19.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) water
20. 20.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) they
21. 21.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) the (c) moon
22. 22.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) book (c) a
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) wrote (c) I
24. 24.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) a
25. 25.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) the
26. 26.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
28. 28.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
29. 29.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) is
30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) my (c) grandma
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) sleeping
32. 32.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) Sunday
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) we (c) waited
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) watching (c) a
37. 37.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) want
38. 38.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) can (c) the
39. 39.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
40. 40.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate

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