Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 626 · 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) Put (b) fridge (c) the
2. 2.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) the (c) sweet
3. 3.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
4. 4.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) played (c) in
5. 5.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) languages
7. 7.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
8. 8.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) me
9. 9.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) mangoes (b) sweet (c) are
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) shop
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
12. 12.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) singing (c) was
15. 15.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) small (c) a
16. 16.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
17. 17.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
18. 18.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) me
19. 19.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
20. 20.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) keys (c) he
22. 22.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
23. 23.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) the (c) put
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we
26. 26.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
27. 27.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) see (b) I (c) the
28. 28.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) in (c) park
29. 29.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) need (c) I
30. 30.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) station (b) at (c) my
31. 31.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) river (b) they (c) the
32. 32.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) the (c) late
33. 33.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) are (c) we
34. 34.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) the (c) we
35. 35.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) for
36. 36.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) friend
37. 37.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sun (c) east
38. 38.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
40. 40.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) is (c) shop

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