Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 534 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) played
2. 2.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) a (c) watching
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bike (c) I
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) is (c) captain
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
9. 9.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
11. 11.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
12. 12.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) born (c) village
13. 13.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) cricket (c) we
14. 14.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
16. 16.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) friend (c) my
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
20. 20.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) water (c) I
21. 21.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) late
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
23. 23.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) in (c) the
24. 24.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
25. 25.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) grandma (c) letter
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
29. 29.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) on (c) the
30. 30.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) I
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
34. 34.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
36. 36.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) in
37. 37.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
38. 38.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) going
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) phone (c) a
40. 40.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the

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