Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 580 · 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 “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) river (c) live
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
3. 3.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
4. 4.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) river (b) live (c) they
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) went (c) they
6. 6.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) for (c) bus
7. 7.Listen: in “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
9. 9.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) to (c) a
10. 10.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) the (c) playing
11. 11.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
12. 12.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) I
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) of (c) team
14. 14.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) was (c) train
15. 15.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
16. 16.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
17. 17.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) ride (b) a (c) I
18. 18.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) in
19. 19.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) was (c) late
20. 20.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) ate (c) we
21. 21.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
22. 22.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
23. 23.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
24. 24.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
25. 25.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
26. 26.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) gave (b) pen (c) me
28. 28.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
29. 29.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) is
30. 30.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) we
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) of (c) I
32. 32.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
33. 33.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
35. 35.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) to (c) wrote
36. 36.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) put
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) are (c) playing
39. 39.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) fridge (c) the

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