Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 497 · 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 NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) glass (c) water
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) market (c) the
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) rises
6. 6.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) new (c) a
7. 7.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) the (c) he
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) captain (c) of
10. 10.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) is (c) closed
12. 12.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) kite
13. 13.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) and (c) rice
14. 14.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) team (c) captain
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) Sunday (c) is
17. 17.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) born
18. 18.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) shop (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) bus (c) is
20. 20.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
21. 21.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
22. 22.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) for (c) we
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) to (c) letter
24. 24.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) the
25. 25.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
26. 26.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) bought (c) a
29. 29.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) was
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
31. 31.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
33. 33.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) wrote
34. 34.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) the (c) they
35. 35.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) we (c) waited
37. 37.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
39. 39.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) milk
40. 40.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) a

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