Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 689 · 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 “She was late for class.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) late (c) class
2. 2.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) bus
3. 3.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) table (c) the
4. 4.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) Delhi (c) my
5. 5.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) room (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
7. 7.In “They are watching a film.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) film (b) watching (c) are
8. 8.In “She was late for class.” which word is stressed? (a) class (b) she (c) for
9. 9.In “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
10. 10.Listen: in “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) mangoes
11. 11.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) homework (b) the (c) us
12. 12.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) beach (c) we
13. 13.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is stressed? (a) keys (b) on (c) the
15. 15.Listen: in “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) waited (b) we (c) for
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) market (c) the
17. 17.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) we (c) going
18. 18.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) cousin (b) I (c) my
19. 19.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) book (b) is (c) reading
20. 20.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) played (b) in (c) we
21. 21.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) playing (b) the (c) are
22. 22.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) park (b) cricket (c) we
23. 23.Listen: in “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is stressed? (a) teacher (b) the (c) us
24. 24.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) water (b) of (c) a
25. 25.In “I can see the moon.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) moon (c) see
26. 26.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) milk (b) the (c) fridge
27. 27.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) milk (c) the
28. 28.In “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) need (b) of (c) a
29. 29.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) east (b) the (c) sun
30. 30.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) me (b) a (c) pen
31. 31.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) on (c) is
32. 32.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) the (c) cleaned
33. 33.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) the (c) is
34. 34.In “I can ride a bike.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) bike (b) ride (c) I
35. 35.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) in (c) the
36. 36.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) want (b) of (c) cup
37. 37.In “I met my cousin at the station.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) I (c) met
38. 38.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rain (c) the
39. 39.Listen: in “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) yellow
40. 40.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) waited (c) we

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