Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 589 · 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 “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) fridge (c) Put
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) baby (c) the
3. 3.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
4. 4.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
5. 5.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
6. 6.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) team (c) is
7. 7.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) park (c) we
8. 8.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) born (b) a (c) he
9. 9.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
10. 10.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) are (c) the
11. 11.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) grandma (c) letter
12. 12.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
13. 13.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) to
14. 14.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) phone
15. 15.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) she (c) a
16. 16.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
17. 17.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) class (c) she
18. 18.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) dog
19. 19.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) fridge (c) in
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) on (c) is
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) watching (c) film
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) the (c) us
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) are (b) beach (c) going
25. 25.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) speak (c) can
26. 26.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) shelf (c) he
27. 27.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) for (b) waited (c) bus
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
29. 29.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
30. 30.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) kite (c) tree
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
32. 32.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
33. 33.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) swim (b) my (c) can
34. 34.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
35. 35.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) in (b) lives (c) friend
36. 36.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) yellow (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) cousin
38. 38.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
39. 39.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
40. 40.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) water (c) of

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