Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 680 · 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.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) played (c) the
2. 2.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) wrote (b) to (c) my
3. 3.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) book (c) is
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) cup (b) a (c) I
5. 5.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) of
6. 6.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) and (c) yellow
7. 7.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) bus (c) the
8. 8.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) my (c) swim
9. 9.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) the (c) captain
10. 10.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) he (c) small
11. 11.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) the (c) train
12. 12.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bus (b) yellow (c) is
13. 13.Listen: in “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
14. 14.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) beach (c) to
15. 15.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) shelf (c) on
16. 16.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) mangoes (b) are (c) the
17. 17.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) a (c) she
18. 18.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
19. 19.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) Delhi (c) my
20. 20.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) Sunday
21. 21.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) singing
22. 22.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) a
23. 23.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) room (b) the (c) we
24. 24.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) sun (c) the
25. 25.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) letter (b) a (c) I
26. 26.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
27. 27.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) gave (c) us
28. 28.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
29. 29.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
30. 30.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) fridge (b) the (c) Put
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) closed
32. 32.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) put (c) on
33. 33.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) children (c) in
34. 34.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
35. 35.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
36. 36.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) mangoes (c) the
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) small (b) a (c) born
38. 38.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
39. 39.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) friend (c) in
40. 40.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) want

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