Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 618 · 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 “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) the (c) keys
2. 2.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) going (c) we
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) can (c) swim
6. 6.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) for (c) waited
8. 8.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) beach (b) are (c) to
9. 9.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) is
10. 10.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) grandma (c) a
11. 11.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) beach
14. 14.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) playing
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) reading (c) he
16. 16.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) late (c) class
17. 17.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) children (b) the (c) rain
18. 18.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
19. 19.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) we (c) played
20. 20.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) the
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
23. 23.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
24. 24.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) closed
26. 26.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) dog (c) table
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
28. 28.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) to (c) went
30. 30.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
31. 31.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) is
32. 32.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) the (c) moon
33. 33.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) shop (b) on (c) is
34. 34.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) team (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) I (c) ride
36. 36.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) my (c) I
37. 37.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) the (c) he
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
39. 39.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) to (c) grandma
40. 40.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) village (c) was

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