Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 556 · 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) pen (b) he (c) me
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) he (c) captain
3. 3.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) I (c) a
5. 5.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) film (c) are
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
7. 7.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) watching (c) a
9. 9.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) in (c) rises
10. 10.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cleaned (c) the
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) are (c) beach
12. 12.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) in (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
14. 14.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) my
15. 15.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
16. 16.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
19. 19.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) me (c) gave
20. 20.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) bike (c) can
21. 21.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) to
22. 22.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) the (c) closed
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) he
24. 24.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) the (c) see
26. 26.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) the (c) in
27. 27.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) sister (c) can
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
29. 29.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
30. 30.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) river
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) a
32. 32.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) singing (c) song
33. 33.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) glass
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
35. 35.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
36. 36.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
37. 37.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) a
39. 39.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) bought (c) a
40. 40.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) table (c) dog

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