Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 524 · 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 “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) closed (c) Sunday
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) sister (c) swim
4. 4.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) a (c) watching
6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) station (c) at
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) tree (c) the
8. 8.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) he (c) was
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
12. 12.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
13. 13.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) ride
15. 15.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) swim (c) sister
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
19. 19.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) is (c) the
20. 20.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) reading
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) going (c) beach
22. 22.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
23. 23.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) are (c) and
24. 24.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) are (c) beach
25. 25.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
26. 26.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) I (c) met
27. 27.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
28. 28.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
29. 29.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) the
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) a
36. 36.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) played (c) park
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
39. 39.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in

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