Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 551 · 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 “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
2. 2.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) the
3. 3.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) east (c) sun
4. 4.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) children
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
8. 8.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) we (c) going
9. 9.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) class
10. 10.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) can (c) my
11. 11.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) a
12. 12.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) she (c) class
13. 13.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
14. 14.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) bought
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
17. 17.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
18. 18.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
19. 19.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) I (c) station
20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) a
21. 21.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
23. 23.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) the (c) mangoes
24. 24.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) watching (b) are (c) they
25. 25.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) ride
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) want (c) of
28. 28.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) song (c) she
29. 29.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
30. 30.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) Sunday (c) the
33. 33.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) a (c) book
34. 34.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) Put (c) the
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
36. 36.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) cup (c) I
37. 37.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) speak
38. 38.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
40. 40.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went

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