Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 696 · 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 “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) to (b) the (c) went
2. 2.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) cleaned (b) the (c) we
3. 3.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) sister (c) my
4. 4.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) dog (b) the (c) table
5. 5.In “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) playing
6. 6.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) in (c) cricket
7. 7.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) a (c) book
8. 8.In “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) bought (b) a (c) she
9. 9.Listen: in “They are watching a film.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) are (c) watching
10. 10.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) pen (c) a
11. 11.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) going (b) we (c) beach
12. 12.In “They went to the market.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) went (b) the (c) market
13. 13.Listen: in “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) sleeping (c) the
14. 14.Listen: in “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) of (b) the (c) captain
15. 15.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) Delhi
16. 16.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) my (c) swim
17. 17.In “The shop is closed on Sunday.” which word is stressed? (a) Sunday (b) the (c) on
18. 18.In “I wrote a letter to my grandma.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) wrote (c) I
19. 19.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) gave (c) the
20. 20.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) book (c) he
21. 21.In “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) Put (b) the (c) in
22. 22.Listen: in “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) the (c) going
23. 23.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) gave (c) me
24. 24.In “He put the keys on the shelf.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) shelf (b) keys (c) the
25. 25.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) table (b) is (c) dog
26. 26.Listen: in “I can ride a bike.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) bike (c) a
27. 27.In “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) pen (b) a (c) he
28. 28.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) rises (c) sun
29. 29.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) team (b) is (c) captain
30. 30.Listen: in “The children are playing in the rain.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) are (c) playing
31. 31.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) beach (b) going (c) to
32. 32.Listen: in “I can see the moon.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) can (c) see
33. 33.In “The teacher gave us homework.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) teacher (b) us (c) gave
34. 34.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) baby (b) is (c) the
35. 35.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) was (b) small (c) born
36. 36.In “We waited for the bus.” which word is stressed? (a) bus (b) we (c) for
37. 37.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is stressed? (a) kite (b) is (c) in
38. 38.Listen: in “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) singing
39. 39.In “Our school bus is yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) our (c) yellow
40. 40.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) room (c) we

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