Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 494 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
2. 2.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) played (c) in
3. 3.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) my
4. 4.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
5. 5.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) a (c) village
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) milk
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Put (c) in
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) milk (c) fridge
9. 9.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
10. 10.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) I
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) teacher
12. 12.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
13. 13.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) playing
14. 14.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
16. 16.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) a
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) on
18. 18.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) at (b) station (c) my
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) we
22. 22.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) the
26. 26.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
27. 27.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
28. 28.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
31. 31.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) we (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
33. 33.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
34. 34.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) a (c) I
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
37. 37.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) red (c) yellow
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
40. 40.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I

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