Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 523 · 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 want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) grandma (c) letter
3. 3.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
5. 5.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) flowers (c) and
6. 6.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
7. 7.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
8. 8.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) song
9. 9.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) in (c) small
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) us
12. 12.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
13. 13.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
14. 14.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) a (c) my
15. 15.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) my
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) market
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
19. 19.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) of
20. 20.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
21. 21.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) bought (c) new
23. 23.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
24. 24.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) the
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
30. 30.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
31. 31.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) late (c) she
32. 32.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) ride (c) bike
34. 34.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
35. 35.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog
36. 36.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
37. 37.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) speak (c) can
38. 38.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
39. 39.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) homework (c) us
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the

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