Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 639 · 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 “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) need (b) water (c) I
2. 2.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) east (c) in
3. 3.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) moon
4. 4.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) in (c) park
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) tree
6. 6.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) rises (c) in
7. 7.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) a
8. 8.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) friend (c) lives
9. 9.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) in (c) the
10. 10.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
11. 11.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) the
12. 12.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) gave
13. 13.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) the
14. 14.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) homework (b) teacher (c) us
15. 15.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) train (c) late
16. 16.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) the (c) of
17. 17.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) red (c) the
18. 18.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
19. 19.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) room
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
21. 21.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) rice (c) and
22. 22.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
23. 23.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
24. 24.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) sleeping
25. 25.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
26. 26.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) tea
28. 28.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) for (b) waited (c) the
29. 29.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) was (c) small
30. 30.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) went (c) market
31. 31.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) of (c) need
32. 32.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) water (c) I
33. 33.In “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) class (b) late (c) she
34. 34.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) for (c) was
35. 35.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) Sunday (c) the
36. 36.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) languages (c) she
37. 37.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) school (b) our (c) is
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) went (c) market
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow
40. 40.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the

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