Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 502 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) Put
3. 3.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) grandma (c) to
4. 4.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
5. 5.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) three (c) can
7. 7.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) he (c) was
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) dal (c) and
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
11. 11.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
12. 12.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
15. 15.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) market (c) they
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) she (c) late
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) station (c) I
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) the
22. 22.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
23. 23.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) cup (c) a
24. 24.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
25. 25.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
28. 28.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) was
29. 29.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) lives (b) in (c) my
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) singing (c) a
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave
32. 32.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) the (c) bus
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) table
35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sun (c) in
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) I (c) my
39. 39.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes

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