Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 60 · 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.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
3. 3.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) Delhi (c) my
5. 5.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) born
6. 6.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) for (c) was
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) fridge (c) the
8. 8.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) the (c) river
9. 9.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) on
10. 10.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) waited (c) for
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
12. 12.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) sister
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) gave
15. 15.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) of (c) I
16. 16.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
17. 17.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
18. 18.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
19. 19.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) bike (c) ride
20. 20.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) playing (b) in (c) children
21. 21.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) beach (c) we
22. 22.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) new (c) bought
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) Delhi
24. 24.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) lives (c) friend
25. 25.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) he (c) village
26. 26.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) us (c) the
27. 27.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) we
28. 28.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) on
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) tree (c) kite
30. 30.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cousin (b) my (c) station
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) and (b) yellow (c) red
33. 33.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) river
34. 34.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
35. 35.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
37. 37.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
38. 38.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) beach (c) are
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping

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