Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 565 · 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 “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) rain (c) the
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
3. 3.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) went (c) they
4. 4.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
5. 5.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
7. 7.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
8. 8.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) yellow (c) red
9. 9.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
10. 10.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) is (c) the
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) a (c) I
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
14. 14.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) yellow (c) and
15. 15.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
18. 18.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) late
19. 19.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) swim (c) can
20. 20.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) school
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) late
22. 22.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
23. 23.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) on
24. 24.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) moon (c) see
25. 25.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
26. 26.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) pen (c) gave
27. 27.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
28. 28.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
29. 29.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
30. 30.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) want
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) moon (c) can
35. 35.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) played (c) we
36. 36.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
37. 37.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) kite (c) is
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) lives
40. 40.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading

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