Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 553 · 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 put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
2. 2.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) us (c) the
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) in
5. 5.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) I
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) watching
7. 7.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) park (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
11. 11.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) film (c) watching
13. 13.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) is
14. 14.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) met (b) my (c) the
15. 15.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) we
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) park (b) we (c) the
18. 18.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) on (c) keys
19. 19.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
20. 20.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) I (c) cup
22. 22.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) moon (b) can (c) I
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
24. 24.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) room
25. 25.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) on
27. 27.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) speak (b) she (c) can
29. 29.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) I
30. 30.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) village (c) small
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
32. 32.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) tea
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) captain (c) of
34. 34.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) sweet (c) mangoes
35. 35.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
37. 37.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
38. 38.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) beach

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