Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 655 · 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 stressed? (a) I (b) need (c) of
2. 2.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) train (b) was (c) the
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) friend
4. 4.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) she (b) three (c) speak
5. 5.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) kite (c) tree
6. 6.Listen: in “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
7. 7.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sun (b) rises (c) in
8. 8.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) three
9. 9.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) baby (c) is
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) cricket
11. 11.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) is (c) baby
12. 12.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) a (c) reading
13. 13.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) is (b) table (c) dog
14. 14.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) keys (c) he
15. 15.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) a (c) bought
16. 16.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) in
17. 17.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) put (c) he
18. 18.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
19. 19.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
20. 20.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) gave (c) the
21. 21.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) was (c) the
22. 22.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) us (b) the (c) homework
23. 23.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) book (b) he (c) a
24. 24.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) waited
25. 25.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) late (c) for
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
27. 27.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) a (c) he
28. 28.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) the
29. 29.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
30. 30.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) Put
31. 31.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) ride
32. 32.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) our (b) school (c) is
33. 33.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) of (c) tea
34. 34.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) park
35. 35.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) phone (b) a (c) bought
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shelf
37. 37.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) I (c) ride
39. 39.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) red (b) and (c) the
40. 40.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is

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