Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 686 · 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 “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) in (c) my
2. 2.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) closed (b) is (c) the
3. 3.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Delhi (b) in (c) lives
4. 4.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) to (c) we
5. 5.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) keys (c) he
6. 6.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) three (b) can (c) she
7. 7.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) three (b) languages (c) she
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) new (c) a
9. 9.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) rice (b) and (c) we
10. 10.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) closed (b) the (c) Sunday
11. 11.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) tree (c) kite
12. 12.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) waited (b) bus (c) for
13. 13.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) he (c) a
14. 14.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) yellow (c) our
15. 15.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) river (c) they
16. 16.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) speak (c) she
17. 17.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) train
18. 18.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) is
19. 19.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) captain (b) he (c) the
20. 20.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) captain (c) is
21. 21.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
22. 22.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) is (c) our
23. 23.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
24. 24.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) my (b) cousin (c) met
25. 25.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) on (c) keys
26. 26.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) went (c) the
27. 27.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) cup
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) is (c) dog
29. 29.Listen: in “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) on (c) shop
30. 30.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) bike
31. 31.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bought (b) phone (c) she
32. 32.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) and (c) flowers
33. 33.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) late (b) the (c) was
34. 34.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) new (b) she (c) a
35. 35.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) station (b) the (c) met
36. 36.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) film (b) they (c) a
37. 37.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) village (b) in (c) small
38. 38.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) we (c) rice
39. 39.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) are (c) beach
40. 40.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) Put (b) milk (c) the

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