Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 543 · 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 “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) I (c) want
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
4. 4.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) he (c) on
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
7. 7.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
9. 9.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
10. 10.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) a (c) I
11. 11.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
12. 12.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) rises (b) in (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) sweet
14. 14.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
15. 15.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) cup
16. 16.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) red
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) rice (c) ate
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) room
20. 20.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) wrote (c) letter
21. 21.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) they
22. 22.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) wrote (b) grandma (c) my
23. 23.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) he
24. 24.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) closed
25. 25.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) is (c) he
26. 26.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
27. 27.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) they (c) market
30. 30.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) I (c) a
31. 31.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
32. 32.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
33. 33.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
34. 34.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) to (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) a
36. 36.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) a
37. 37.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
38. 38.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) in (c) kite
39. 39.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) is (c) book
40. 40.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) he

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