Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 688 · 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 mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sweet (b) are (c) mangoes
2. 2.Listen: in “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) was (c) late
3. 3.Listen: in “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) he (c) born
4. 4.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) going (b) we (c) are
5. 5.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) at (c) met
6. 6.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) see (b) I (c) moon
7. 7.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) on (b) shelf (c) he
8. 8.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) train
9. 9.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) they
10. 10.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) glass (c) of
11. 11.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) park (c) we
12. 12.In “The train was late.” which word is stressed? (a) was (b) late (c) the
13. 13.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
14. 14.In “My sister can swim.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) swim (b) can (c) sister
15. 15.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
16. 16.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) glass (b) I (c) of
17. 17.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) she (c) new
18. 18.Listen: in “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) I (c) grandma
19. 19.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) film (c) a
20. 20.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) a (c) I
21. 21.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rises (b) sun (c) in
22. 22.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) a (c) want
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) me (c) pen
24. 24.Listen: in “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) tree (b) the (c) in
25. 25.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) fridge (b) the (c) in
26. 26.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) homework (c) the
27. 27.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
28. 28.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) is (c) table
29. 29.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) sleeping (b) the (c) baby
30. 30.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) pen (c) he
31. 31.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) friend (b) my (c) in
32. 32.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) they (c) watching
33. 33.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) singing (c) song
34. 34.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
35. 35.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) can (c) three
36. 36.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) put (c) he
37. 37.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) rain (b) are (c) children
38. 38.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) a (c) bike
39. 39.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) song (b) she (c) was
40. 40.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) red (b) flowers (c) are

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