Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 624 · 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 stressed? (a) milk (b) in (c) the
2. 2.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
3. 3.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
4. 4.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
5. 5.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) to (c) they
6. 6.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) tea (c) a
7. 7.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) children
8. 8.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
9. 9.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) yellow (b) and (c) are
10. 10.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
11. 11.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) languages (c) three
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) bus (c) for
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
14. 14.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) the (c) is
15. 15.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rice (b) and (c) ate
16. 16.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) is (c) bus
17. 17.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) ate (b) we (c) and
18. 18.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) school
19. 19.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) small (c) he
20. 20.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) friend (c) in
21. 21.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shop (b) is (c) Sunday
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) school (c) our
23. 23.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) to (c) beach
24. 24.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) the
25. 25.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) met (c) at
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
27. 27.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
28. 28.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) fridge
30. 30.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) bus (c) our
31. 31.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) we (c) room
32. 32.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) the
33. 33.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) book (c) reading
34. 34.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) the (c) played
35. 35.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) can (c) ride
36. 36.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
37. 37.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) mangoes (c) the
38. 38.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) to (c) letter
39. 39.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) are
40. 40.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) put

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