Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 628 · 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 “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
2. 2.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) are
3. 3.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) keys
4. 4.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tea (b) a (c) cup
5. 5.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) gave (b) he (c) a
6. 6.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
7. 7.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) Put (c) in
8. 8.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) we (b) room (c) cleaned
9. 9.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
10. 10.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) reading (c) a
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) is
12. 12.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) we
13. 13.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) in (c) is
14. 14.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) lives (c) my
16. 16.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) the
17. 17.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) park (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) lives (c) in
19. 19.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) yellow
20. 20.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) languages
21. 21.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
22. 22.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) sweet (b) the (c) are
23. 23.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) ate
24. 24.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) small (b) was (c) in
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) moon (b) see (c) the
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) the (c) teacher
27. 27.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) is (c) yellow
28. 28.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ate (b) we (c) rice
29. 29.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
30. 30.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
31. 31.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) tea (c) a
32. 32.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
33. 33.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) can (c) ride
34. 34.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my
35. 35.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) children (b) the (c) in
37. 37.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) east
38. 38.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) moon (c) I
39. 39.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) bike (b) a (c) I
40. 40.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) gave

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