← Sentence stress lesson New set →

Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 566 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
  2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) room
  3. 3.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
  4. 4.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
  5. 5.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) team (c) of
  6. 6.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) met (b) cousin (c) the
  7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) milk (c) in
  8. 8.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) he
  9. 9.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) homework (c) the
  10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) book
  11. 11.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
  12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
  13. 13.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
  14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
  15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) is
  16. 16.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) cricket
  17. 17.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) rises
  18. 18.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
  19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) letter (c) I
  20. 20.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) the
  21. 21.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) park
  22. 22.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) and (c) we
  23. 23.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) Sunday (c) is
  24. 24.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) was (c) a
  25. 25.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) is (c) our
  26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) song (c) a
  27. 27.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) grandma (b) I (c) a
  28. 28.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) the (c) can
  29. 29.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
  30. 30.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) the (c) moon
  31. 31.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) bike
  32. 32.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) the (c) is
  33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) on (c) closed
  34. 34.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) want (c) of
  35. 35.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) sweet
  36. 36.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
  37. 37.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
  38. 38.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
  39. 39.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) me (b) gave (c) pen
  40. 40.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) cousin (c) I

Answer key

  1. is
  2. the
  3. fridge
  4. bike
  5. of
  6. the
  7. milk
  8. he
  9. the
  10. book
  11. sweet
  12. a
  13. waited
  14. swim
  15. book
  16. cricket
  17. rises
  18. the
  19. letter
  20. the
  21. the
  22. ate
  23. Sunday
  24. song
  25. yellow
  26. a
  27. grandma
  28. see
  29. yellow
  30. moon
  31. bike
  32. closed
  33. closed
  34. of
  35. are
  36. they
  37. dog
  38. gave
  39. me
  40. I

Free pronunciation lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-pronunciation