Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 509 · 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 met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) station
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) market
5. 5.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) the
7. 7.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) she (c) bought
8. 8.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) I (c) glass
9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) in (c) he
10. 10.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) see (c) I
11. 11.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) the
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) can
14. 14.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shop
16. 16.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) we (c) bus
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) letter
18. 18.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
19. 19.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) was (c) a
20. 20.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) friend
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
22. 22.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) singing
23. 23.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
24. 24.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
25. 25.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) we (c) rice
26. 26.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) captain (c) team
27. 27.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) in
29. 29.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
30. 30.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) song (c) singing
31. 31.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) film (c) a
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) homework (c) the
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) east (c) the
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) cricket
35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
36. 36.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) she (c) was
38. 38.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
40. 40.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a

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