Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 687 · 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 dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) table (b) is (c) the
2. 2.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) dal
3. 3.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) late (c) train
4. 4.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) a (c) wrote
5. 5.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) cup (c) of
6. 6.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) live (c) river
7. 7.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) me (c) he
8. 8.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) ride
9. 9.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shop (c) the
10. 10.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) gave (c) teacher
11. 11.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) live (c) they
12. 12.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) can (c) moon
13. 13.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) on (b) shop (c) closed
14. 14.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) river (c) the
15. 15.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) are (c) going
16. 16.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) ate (c) and
17. 17.Listen: in “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) in (c) friend
18. 18.In “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) see
19. 19.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) put (b) he (c) shelf
20. 20.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) Put
21. 21.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) captain (b) of (c) team
22. 22.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) put (b) he (c) on
23. 23.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) singing (b) she (c) was
24. 24.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) languages (c) can
25. 25.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) flowers
26. 26.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) room (b) cleaned (c) the
27. 27.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) dog (c) the
28. 28.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sweet (c) are
29. 29.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) tree (b) the (c) kite
30. 30.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) shelf (b) the (c) he
31. 31.In “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) are (c) film
32. 32.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) dal (b) and (c) we
33. 33.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) watching (c) they
34. 34.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) live (b) they (c) the
35. 35.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
36. 36.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) the (c) is
37. 37.In “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) reading (c) is
38. 38.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) gave (c) me
39. 39.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) beach (c) the
40. 40.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) cricket (c) the

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