Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 536 · 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 “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) of (c) captain
3. 3.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
4. 4.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) I (c) of
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) class (c) for
7. 7.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
8. 8.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) is
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) film
11. 11.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
12. 12.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
13. 13.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) languages
14. 14.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) the
16. 16.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) class
18. 18.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) we (c) in
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) played
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
22. 22.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) in
23. 23.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
24. 24.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) fridge
25. 25.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) closed
26. 26.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) phone (c) a
27. 27.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) cricket
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) are
31. 31.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
32. 32.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) cricket (c) the
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) the
35. 35.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) tree
36. 36.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) for (c) class
37. 37.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
38. 38.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) they (c) a
39. 39.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) in (c) tree

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