Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 650 · 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 “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) we
3. 3.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) market (b) the (c) they
4. 4.Listen: in “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) cousin (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) gave
6. 6.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) my
7. 7.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) and
8. 8.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) baby
9. 9.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) he (c) put
10. 10.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) live (b) they (c) river
11. 11.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) see (c) can
12. 12.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
13. 13.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) the (c) captain
14. 14.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) tree
15. 15.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) born (b) was (c) village
16. 16.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) grandma (c) my
17. 17.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) cousin (c) station
18. 18.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) lives (c) my
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
20. 20.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
21. 21.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
22. 22.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) she (c) speak
23. 23.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
24. 24.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) dog (c) is
25. 25.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) late (b) the (c) train
26. 26.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) rice
27. 27.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
28. 28.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) is
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) market (b) went (c) the
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) bike (c) ride
31. 31.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) village (c) he
33. 33.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) going (c) are
34. 34.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) teacher (c) gave
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) the (c) beach
36. 36.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) keys (c) on
37. 37.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
38. 38.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) are
39. 39.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) moon (c) I
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) yellow

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