Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 53 · 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 “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) captain
2. 2.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
3. 3.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) gave (c) pen
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) water (c) glass
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
6. 6.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
8. 8.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
10. 10.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) tree (c) in
11. 11.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) class (c) late
12. 12.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
14. 14.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
15. 15.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) the
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
18. 18.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
19. 19.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
20. 20.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) market
22. 22.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) in
23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
25. 25.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
26. 26.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) the
27. 27.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) the (c) flowers
28. 28.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
29. 29.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) my
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
32. 32.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) can
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) song (c) singing
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
35. 35.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) captain (c) he
36. 36.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) she
39. 39.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) teacher (c) us
40. 40.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) to (c) going

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