Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 685 · 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 “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) my (c) can
2. 2.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) played
3. 3.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
4. 4.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) need (c) water
5. 5.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sister (b) swim (c) my
6. 6.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) can (b) speak (c) three
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) they (c) watching
8. 8.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) are (c) in
9. 9.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) tea (b) of (c) a
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) played (b) the (c) cricket
11. 11.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) rain (b) in (c) are
12. 12.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) playing (c) are
13. 13.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) sister (c) can
14. 14.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) market (c) to
15. 15.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
16. 16.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
17. 17.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
18. 18.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dal (b) rice (c) we
19. 19.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) kite (c) is
20. 20.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) live (c) the
21. 21.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) shelf (c) on
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) I (b) want (c) cup
23. 23.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) a (c) born
24. 24.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) water (b) glass (c) of
25. 25.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) moon
26. 26.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) yellow (b) school (c) is
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) pen (b) he (c) gave
28. 28.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
29. 29.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) the (c) sun
30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
31. 31.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) keys (b) he (c) shelf
32. 32.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) born (c) he
33. 33.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) we (c) park
34. 34.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) she (c) song
35. 35.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) the (c) are
36. 36.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
37. 37.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) see (c) I
38. 38.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) waited (c) for
39. 39.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) my (c) station
40. 40.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) the (c) shelf

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