Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 576 · 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 teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) teacher
2. 2.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) of (c) he
3. 3.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) in (c) park
4. 4.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) playing (c) are
5. 5.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) sweet (c) the
7. 7.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) rice (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
9. 9.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) I (c) to
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) can (c) see
12. 12.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) speak (b) she (c) languages
13. 13.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) want (c) I
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) he
15. 15.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) dog (c) the
16. 16.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) met (c) my
17. 17.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
18. 18.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) are
19. 19.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) rice (c) ate
21. 21.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) a
22. 22.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) our (c) is
23. 23.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) my (c) sister
24. 24.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) wrote (c) I
26. 26.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) water (c) I
27. 27.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) the (c) went
28. 28.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) to (c) market
29. 29.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
30. 30.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) on
32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) the (c) they
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) can (c) a
34. 34.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shop (c) on
35. 35.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) he (c) is
36. 36.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) river (c) they
37. 37.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) gave (c) the
38. 38.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) kite (c) the
39. 39.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) we (c) cricket
40. 40.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) small (c) he

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