Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 532 · 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.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
2. 2.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
4. 4.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) Sunday (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
6. 6.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) shelf
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
9. 9.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
10. 10.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) of
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
12. 12.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) the
13. 13.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) children (c) playing
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) reading (c) is
16. 16.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
17. 17.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) east (b) the (c) in
19. 19.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
20. 20.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
21. 21.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) I (c) see
22. 22.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
24. 24.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
25. 25.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) live
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
28. 28.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) at
29. 29.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) our (b) bus (c) yellow
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) the
31. 31.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
32. 32.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cousin (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
34. 34.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
35. 35.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) put
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
37. 37.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) on (c) the
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in

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