Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 587 · 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 “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) three (c) can
2. 2.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) friend (c) lives
3. 3.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) want (c) of
4. 4.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
5. 5.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
6. 6.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) baby (b) sleeping (c) is
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) milk (b) the (c) in
8. 8.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) table (c) the
9. 9.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) teacher (c) the
10. 10.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) is (c) tree
11. 11.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) three (c) she
12. 12.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) ride (c) bike
13. 13.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) he (b) pen (c) gave
14. 14.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) glass (c) I
15. 15.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
16. 16.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) sun (b) the (c) in
17. 17.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
18. 18.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) sun (c) the
19. 19.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
22. 22.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) a (c) she
23. 23.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) grandma (b) to (c) wrote
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
25. 25.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) singing (c) she
26. 26.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) is (c) he
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) train (c) the
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) he (c) reading
29. 29.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) film (c) are
30. 30.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) the
31. 31.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) a
32. 32.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
33. 33.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) song (c) a
35. 35.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) are (c) flowers
36. 36.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) ate (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) flowers (b) the (c) are
39. 39.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) for (c) we

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