Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 542 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) they (c) to
2. 2.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
3. 3.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
4. 4.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cleaned
5. 5.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) are
6. 6.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) my (c) wrote
7. 7.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) born (c) village
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
9. 9.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) I (c) grandma
10. 10.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) we (c) beach
11. 11.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) bought (c) new
12. 12.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) the (c) teacher
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
16. 16.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) want
18. 18.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
19. 19.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) are (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) table
21. 21.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
24. 24.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) Sunday
25. 25.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
27. 27.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) in (c) are
28. 28.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
29. 29.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) flowers (c) yellow
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) a
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
34. 34.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) they (c) film
35. 35.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) the (c) are
37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
38. 38.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) met (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the

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