Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 649 · 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 baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) baby
2. 2.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) in (c) milk
3. 3.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
4. 4.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) moon (c) I
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) kite
6. 6.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) rises
7. 7.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) the (c) flowers
8. 8.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) put (c) he
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) to (b) market (c) went
10. 10.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
11. 11.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) team (b) is (c) of
12. 12.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
13. 13.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) us (b) teacher (c) gave
14. 14.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) gave (c) a
15. 15.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) went (b) the (c) to
16. 16.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) bought (c) a
17. 17.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) small (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cricket
19. 19.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) letter (b) wrote (c) I
20. 20.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) train (c) was
21. 21.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) ride (b) bike (c) I
22. 22.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) on
23. 23.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) of
24. 24.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) we (c) and
25. 25.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) closed (c) on
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) we (c) cleaned
27. 27.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) the (c) was
28. 28.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) to (c) going
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
30. 30.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
31. 31.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) table (c) is
32. 32.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) watching (b) are (c) film
33. 33.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
34. 34.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
35. 35.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cup (b) I (c) tea
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
37. 37.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) a
38. 38.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) my (c) wrote
39. 39.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) the (c) put
40. 40.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) captain (c) the

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