Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 56 · 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) cup (c) a
2. 2.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) market (c) went
3. 3.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) I
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) Delhi (c) friend
5. 5.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) red (c) are
7. 7.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) kite (c) is
8. 8.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) letter (c) my
9. 9.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
10. 10.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) a (c) film
11. 11.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) sister
13. 13.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
14. 14.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
15. 15.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) is
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
17. 17.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) ride (c) I
18. 18.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) homework (c) teacher
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) bus (c) waited
21. 21.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) bus (c) the
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) new (b) she (c) bought
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
24. 24.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) my
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
26. 26.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) to
28. 28.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) to (c) went
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) in (c) born
30. 30.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) are
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put
32. 32.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
33. 33.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) team
34. 34.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) glass (c) a
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) of (b) captain (c) team
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) children (c) are
37. 37.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) for (c) class
38. 38.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) want (b) of (c) I
39. 39.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) glass (b) need (c) of
40. 40.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) is (c) tree

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