Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 58 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) sweet
2. 2.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
3. 3.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
4. 4.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
5. 5.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) ride (c) can
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) flowers (c) and
7. 7.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) a (c) need
8. 8.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) a
9. 9.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
10. 10.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) new
11. 11.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) met (c) the
12. 12.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) baby
13. 13.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) moon (c) see
14. 14.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) rain (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) milk
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) dal (c) ate
17. 17.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) letter (c) grandma
18. 18.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) us (c) homework
21. 21.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) in (c) playing
22. 22.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
24. 24.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) played
25. 25.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) the
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) a (c) I
29. 29.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) are
30. 30.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) the (c) sleeping
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) we
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) book
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
34. 34.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) put (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
36. 36.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) met (c) cousin
38. 38.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
39. 39.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
40. 40.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I

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