Sentence Stress Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 19: Sentence stress · Set 703 · 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 bought a new phone.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) a (b) phone (c) new
2. 2.In “The baby is sleeping.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) sleeping (c) is
3. 3.Listen: in “She bought a new phone.” which word is stressed? (a) a (b) bought (c) she
4. 4.Listen: in “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) tea
5. 5.Listen: in “We played cricket in the park.” which word is stressed? (a) cricket (b) in (c) the
6. 6.Listen: in “We cleaned the room.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) cleaned (c) we
7. 7.Listen: in “Put the milk in the fridge.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) fridge (c) the
8. 8.In “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) we (b) and (c) ate
9. 9.In “The kite is in the tree.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) kite (b) the (c) tree
10. 10.In “We played cricket in the park.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cricket (b) we (c) played
11. 11.Listen: in “He is reading a book.” which word is stressed? (a) reading (b) is (c) he
12. 12.In “I want a cup of tea.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) cup (c) a
13. 13.Listen: in “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) my (b) can (c) swim
14. 14.In “She was singing a song.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) singing (b) she (c) song
15. 15.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) languages (b) can (c) she
16. 16.Listen: in “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) went
17. 17.Listen: in “He gave me a pen.” which word is stressed? (a) he (b) me (c) pen
18. 18.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) friend (b) my (c) Delhi
19. 19.In “The train was late.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) train (b) late (c) was
20. 20.In “The mangoes are sweet.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) the (b) mangoes (c) sweet
21. 21.Listen: in “They live near the river.” which word is stressed? (a) they (b) the (c) live
22. 22.In “The dog is under the table.” which word is stressed? (a) dog (b) is (c) the
23. 23.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) my (c) lives
24. 24.In “We are going to the beach.” which word is stressed? (a) are (b) going (c) the
25. 25.In “We cleaned the room.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) cleaned (b) room (c) we
26. 26.In “She was singing a song.” which word is stressed? (a) she (b) was (c) song
27. 27.In “My friend lives in Delhi.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) lives (b) in (c) friend
28. 28.In “He is reading a book.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) reading (b) book (c) he
29. 29.In “They went to the market.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) they (c) went
30. 30.Listen: in “We ate rice and dal.” which word is stressed? (a) and (b) dal (c) we
31. 31.In “The flowers are red and yellow.” which word is stressed? (a) the (b) and (c) flowers
32. 32.Listen: in “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
33. 33.In “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) east (c) the
34. 34.In “She can speak three languages.” which word is stressed? (a) can (b) she (c) speak
35. 35.Listen: in “I need a glass of water.” which word is stressed? (a) I (b) of (c) water
36. 36.Listen: in “The sun rises in the east.” which word is stressed? (a) in (b) rises (c) the
37. 37.In “He is the captain of the team.” which word is stressed? (a) is (b) the (c) captain
38. 38.In “They live near the river.” which word is NOT stressed (said quickly)? (a) they (b) live (c) river
39. 39.In “He was born in a small village.” which word is stressed? (a) village (b) a (c) he
40. 40.In “My sister can swim.” which word is stressed? (a) sister (b) can (c) my

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